Recognised as Colour

#C3072E

#C3072E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C3072E is a red with RGB values 195, 7, 46 and HSL 348°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C3072E

RGBrgb(195, 7, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0275, 0.1804

RGB percentages76.5%, 2.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(347.6, 93.1%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 96.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 96.4%, 76.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,781,358

CSS custom property--colour: #C3072E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#3CF8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50492Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.9 Firebrick · ΔE 10.6 Brown · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 21 Maroon · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07C39C

Analogous#C3078C, #C33E07

Triadic#2EC307, #072EC3

Split complementary#07C33E, #078CC3

Tetradic#8CC307, #07C39C, #3E07C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB9BAF

Lighter +30%#FA6987

Lighter +20%#F83860

Lighter +10%#F4093A

Darker −10%#920522

Darker −20%#610317

Darker −30%#2F020B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA002A

Less saturated −25%#AA203D

Channel breakdown

R195

B46

Red195 (76.5%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue347.55°

Saturation (HSL)93.07%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 07 · B 2E

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