Colour

#C2102F

#C2102F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C2102F is a red with RGB values 194, 16, 47 and HSL 350°, 85%, 41%. 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

#C2102F#C2102F

HEX#C2102F

RGBrgb(194, 16, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.0627, 0.1843

RGB percentages76.1%, 6.3%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(349.6, 84.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 91.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 91.8%, 75.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,718,127

CSS custom property--colour: #C2102F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#3DEFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514A2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D60020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.7 Firebrick · ΔE 9.7 Brown · ΔE 15.4 Dark red · ΔE 20.4 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Tomato · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#10C2A3

Analogous#C21088, #C24A10

Triadic#2FC210, #102FC2

Split complementary#10C24A, #1088C2

Tetradic#88C210, #10C2A3, #4A10C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8A6B4

Lighter +30%#F4778D

Lighter +20%#F04865

Lighter +10%#EC193E

Darker −10%#930C24

Darker −20%#640818

Darker −30%#35040D

Darker −40%#060001

More saturated +25%#D20025

Less saturated −25%#A82A40

Channel breakdown

R194

G16

B47

Red194 (76.1%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue349.55°

Saturation (HSL)84.76%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 10 · B 2F

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