Colour

#C20040

#C20040
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C20040 is a red with RGB values 194, 0, 64 and HSL 340°, 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

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HEX#C20040

RGBrgb(194, 0, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0, 0.251

RGB percentages76.1%, 0%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(340.2, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 67%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,714,048

CSS custom property--colour: #C20040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 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 black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#3DFFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4940no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D50025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Brown · ΔE 19.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 27.8 Maroon · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C282

Analogous#C200A1, #C22100

Triadic#40C200, #0040C2

Split complementary#00C221, #00A1C2

Tetradic#A1C200, #00C282, #2100C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8FB4

Lighter +30%#FF5C92

Lighter +20%#FF2970

Lighter +10%#F50051

Darker −10%#8F002F

Darker −20%#5C001E

Darker −30%#29000E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C20040

Less saturated −25%#AA1848

Channel breakdown

R194

B64

Red194 (76.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue340.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 00 · B 40

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