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Recognised as Colour

#C2285E

  • #C2285E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C2285E is a red with RGB values 194, 40, 94 and HSL 339°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C2285E#C2285E
HEX#C2285E
RGBrgb(194, 40, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1569, 0.3686
RGB percentages76.1%, 15.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(339, 65.8%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 79.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 51.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,724,318
CSS custom property--colour: #C2285E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#3DD7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51545Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#79735Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D40040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Brown · ΔE 26.8Crimson · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28C28C
Analogous#C228AB, #C23F28
Triadic#5EC228, #285EC2
Split complementary#28C23F, #28ABC2
Tetradic#ABC228, #28C28C, #3F28C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3C3D4
Lighter +30%#EA99B5
Lighter +20%#E16F97
Lighter +10%#D94478
Darker −10%#981F4A
Darker −20%#6D1735
Darker −30%#430E21
Darker −40%#19050C
More saturated +25%#DF0B55
Less saturated −25%#A54567

Channel breakdown

R194
G40
B94
Red194 (76.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue338.96°
Saturation (HSL)65.81%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 28 · B 5E

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