Recognised as Colour

#C22C48

#C22C48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#C22C48 is a red with RGB values 194, 44, 72 and HSL 349°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#C22C48#C22C48

HEX#C22C48

RGBrgb(194, 44, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1725, 0.2824

RGB percentages76.1%, 17.3%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(348.8, 63%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 77.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 62.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,725,320

CSS custom property--colour: #C22C48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#3DD3B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D50038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.9 Crimson · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.4 Firebrick · ΔE 17.5 Dark red · ΔE 26.9 Maroon · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CC2A6

Analogous#C22C93, #C25B2C

Triadic#48C22C, #2C48C2

Split complementary#2CC25B, #2C93C2

Tetradic#93C22C, #2CC2A6, #5B2CC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C8D0

Lighter +30%#E99EAC

Lighter +20%#E07488

Lighter +10%#D64B65

Darker −10%#982339

Darker −20%#6F1929

Darker −30%#45101A

Darker −40%#1C060A

More saturated +25%#E00E35

Less saturated −25%#A44A5B

Channel breakdown

R194

G44

B72

Red194 (76.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue348.8°

Saturation (HSL)63.03%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 2C · B 48

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Harmonies

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C22C48 (chemical formula)

Formula
840.77 g/mol
70 atoms

C22C48 has a molar mass of 840.77 g/mol, made up of 70 atoms across 1 element: 70 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass840.77 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule70

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.3961314 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.1626494 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 70)840.77 g/mol, 100%

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