Colour

#C2003E

#C2003E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C2003E is a red with RGB values 194, 0, 62 and HSL 341°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C2003E#C2003E

HEX#C2003E

RGBrgb(194, 0, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0, 0.2431

RGB percentages76.1%, 0%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(340.8, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 68%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,714,046

CSS custom property--colour: #C2003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#3DFFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C493Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D50023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.4 Firebrick · ΔE 17.8 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 26.9 Maroon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C284

Analogous#C2009F, #C22300

Triadic#3EC200, #003EC2

Split complementary#00C223, #009FC2

Tetradic#9FC200, #00C284, #2300C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8FB3

Lighter +30%#FF5C90

Lighter +20%#FF296D

Lighter +10%#F5004E

Darker −10%#8F002E

Darker −20%#5C001D

Darker −30%#29000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2003E

Less saturated −25%#AA1847

Channel breakdown

R194

B62

Red194 (76.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue340.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 00 · B 3E

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Colour values

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