Recognised as Colour
#C31F5E
- #C31F5E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#C31F5E is a red with RGB values 195, 31, 94 and HSL 337°, 73%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#C31F5E#C31F5E
HEX#C31F5E
RGBrgb(195, 31, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.1216, 0.3686
RGB percentages76.5%, 12.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(337, 72.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 84.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 51.8%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,787,550
CSS custom property--colour: #C31F5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#3CE0A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1FC384
Analogous#C31FB0, #C3321F
Triadic#5EC31F, #1F5EC3
Split complementary#1FC332, #1FB0C3
Tetradic#B0C31F, #1FC384, #321FC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G31
B94
Red195 (76.5%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue336.95°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 1F · B 5E
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