Recognised as Colour

#C3121D

#C3121D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C3121D is a red with RGB values 195, 18, 29 and HSL 356°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C3121D

RGBrgb(195, 18, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0706, 0.1137

RGB percentages76.5%, 7.1%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(356.3, 83.1%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 90.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 90.8%, 85.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,784,157

CSS custom property--colour: #C3121D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#3CEDE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534A1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C6F11no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.3 Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 18.7 Brown · ΔE 19.7 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Maroon · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12C3B8

Analogous#C31275, #C36012

Triadic#1DC312, #121DC3

Split complementary#12C35F, #1276C3

Tetradic#75C312, #12C3B8, #6012C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7AAAF

Lighter +30%#F37B83

Lighter +20%#EF4C57

Lighter +10%#EA1E2A

Darker −10%#940E16

Darker −20%#66090F

Darker −30%#370508

Darker −40%#080101

More saturated +25%#D5000D

Less saturated −25%#A82D34

Channel breakdown

R195

G18

B29

Red195 (76.5%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue356.27°

Saturation (HSL)83.1%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 12 · B 1D

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