Colour
#C23E36
- #C23E36
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C23E36 is a red with RGB values 194, 62, 54 and HSL 3°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C23E36#C23E36
HEX#C23E36
RGBrgb(194, 62, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2431, 0.2118
RGB percentages76.1%, 24.3%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(3.4, 56.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 72.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 68%, 72.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,729,910
CSS custom property--colour: #C23E36;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#3DC1C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36BAC2
Analogous#C23674, #C28436
Triadic#36C23E, #3E36C2
Split complementary#36C284, #3674C2
Tetradic#74C236, #36BAC2, #8436C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G62
B54
Red194 (76.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue3.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3E · B 36
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