Colour

#C3391D

#C3391D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C3391D is a red with RGB values 195, 57, 29 and HSL 10°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C3391D

RGBrgb(195, 57, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.2235, 0.1137

RGB percentages76.5%, 22.4%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(10.1, 74.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 85.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 70.8%, 85.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,794,141

CSS custom property--colour: #C3391D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#3CC6E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635717no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#857614no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D70034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Tomato · ΔE 17.7 Dark red · ΔE 18.1 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Chocolate · ΔE 22 Crimson · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DA7C3

Analogous#C31D54, #C38C1D

Triadic#1DC339, #391DC3

Split complementary#1DC38C, #1D54C3

Tetradic#54C31D, #1DA7C3, #8C1DC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4C2B8

Lighter +30%#EE9C8B

Lighter +20%#E7765F

Lighter +10%#E15032

Darker −10%#972C16

Darker −20%#6A1F10

Darker −30%#3E1209

Darker −40%#110503

More saturated +25%#DF2601

Less saturated −25%#A74C39

Channel breakdown

R195

G57

B29

Red195 (76.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue10.12°

Saturation (HSL)74.11%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 39 · B 1D

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