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Recognised as Colour

#C32E4E

  • #C32E4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#C32E4E is a red with RGB values 195, 46, 78 and HSL 347°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#C32E4E#C32E4E
HEX#C32E4E
RGBrgb(195, 46, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.1804, 0.3059
RGB percentages76.5%, 18%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(347.1, 61.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 76.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 60%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,791,374
CSS custom property--colour: #C32E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#3CD1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#57554Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D744Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#D6003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2EC3A3
Analogous#C32E99, #C3582E
Triadic#4EC32E, #2E4EC3
Split complementary#2EC358, #2E99C3
Tetradic#99C32E, #2EC3A3, #582EC3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F3CAD3
Lighter +30%#E9A1B1
Lighter +20%#DF788E
Lighter +10%#D54F6C
Darker −10%#9A243D
Darker −20%#701B2D
Darker −30%#47111C
Darker −40%#1E070C
More saturated +25%#E1103D
Less saturated −25%#A54C5F

Channel breakdown

R195
G46
B78
Red195 (76.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue347.11°
Saturation (HSL)61.83%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 2E · B 4E

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