Colour

#C23319

#C23319
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C23319 is a red with RGB values 194, 51, 25 and HSL 9°, 77%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C23319#C23319

HEX#C23319

RGBrgb(194, 51, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2, 0.098

RGB percentages76.1%, 20%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(9.2, 77.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 87.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 73.7%, 87.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,727,065

CSS custom property--colour: #C23319;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#3DCCE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5413no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#82740Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D6002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.4 Dark red · ΔE 17.8 Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Brown · ΔE 19.3 Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Maroon · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19A8C2

Analogous#C21953, #C28719

Triadic#19C233, #3319C2

Split complementary#19C288, #1953C2

Tetradic#54C219, #19A8C2, #8819C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5BCB2

Lighter +30%#EF9585

Lighter +20%#E96E58

Lighter +10%#E4472A

Darker −10%#952713

Darker −20%#681B0D

Darker −30%#3A0F08

Darker −40%#0D0302

More saturated +25%#DB2200

Less saturated −25%#A74634

Channel breakdown

R194

G51

B25

Red194 (76.1%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)77.17%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 33 · B 19

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