Colour

#C24937

#C24937
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#C24937 is a red with RGB values 194, 73, 55 and HSL 8°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#C24937#C24937

HEX#C24937

RGBrgb(194, 73, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2863, 0.2157

RGB percentages76.1%, 28.6%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(7.8, 55.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 71.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 62.4%, 71.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,732,727

CSS custom property--colour: #C24937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#3DB6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6034no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#887B33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D52C45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.7 Firebrick · ΔE 12.2 Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Sienna · ΔE 18.5 Dark red · ΔE 20.6 Tomato · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37B0C2

Analogous#C2376B, #C28E37

Triadic#37C249, #4937C2

Split complementary#37C28E, #376BC2

Tetradic#6BC237, #37B0C2, #8E37C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D7D3

Lighter +30%#E7B3AB

Lighter +20%#DC8F83

Lighter +10%#D16B5B

Darker −10%#9A3A2C

Darker −20%#732B20

Darker −30%#4B1C15

Darker −40%#230D0A

More saturated +25%#E13218

Less saturated −25%#A36056

Channel breakdown

R194

G73

B55

Red194 (76.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue7.77°

Saturation (HSL)55.82%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 49 · B 37

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C24937 (chemical formula)

Formula
299,518.307 g/mol
24937 atoms

C24937 has a molar mass of 299,518.307 g/mol, made up of 24937 atoms across 1 element: 24937 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass299,518.307 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule24937

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.9736185 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram2.0106086 × 10^18

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 24937)299,518.307 g/mol, 100%

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