Recognised as Colour
#C2001E
- #C2001E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C2001E is a red with RGB values 194, 0, 30 and HSL 351°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C2001E#C2001E
HEX#C2001E
RGBrgb(194, 0, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0, 0.1176
RGB percentages76.1%, 0%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(350.7, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 84.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,714,014
CSS custom property--colour: #C2001E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#3DFFE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00C2A4
Analogous#C2007F, #C24300
Triadic#1EC200, #001EC2
Split complementary#00C243, #007FC2
Tetradic#7FC200, #00C2A4, #4300C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G0
B30
Red194 (76.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue350.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 00 · B 1E
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