Colour

#C20039

#C20039
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C20039 is a red with RGB values 194, 0, 57 and HSL 342°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#C20039#C20039

HEX#C20039

RGBrgb(194, 0, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0, 0.2235

RGB percentages76.1%, 0%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(342.4, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 70.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,714,041

CSS custom property--colour: #C20039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#3DFFC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D60021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.3 Firebrick · ΔE 15.3 Brown · ΔE 17.6 Dark red · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 25.5 Maroon · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00C289

Analogous#C2009A, #C22800

Triadic#39C200, #0039C2

Split complementary#00C228, #009AC2

Tetradic#9AC200, #00C289, #2800C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF8FB0

Lighter +30%#FF5C8C

Lighter +20%#FF2968

Lighter +10%#F50048

Darker −10%#8F002A

Darker −20%#5C001B

Darker −30%#29000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C20039

Less saturated −25%#AA1843

Channel breakdown

R194

B57

Red194 (76.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue342.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 00 · B 39

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