Recognised as Colour
#C34A44
- #C34A44
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#C34A44 is a red with RGB values 195, 74, 68 and HSL 3°, 51%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#C34A44#C34A44
HEX#C34A44
RGBrgb(195, 74, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.2902, 0.2667
RGB percentages76.5%, 29%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(2.8, 51.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 65.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 65.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,798,532
CSS custom property--colour: #C34A44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#3CB5BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44BDC3
Analogous#C3447E, #C38944
Triadic#44C34A, #4A44C3
Split complementary#44C38A, #447DC3
Tetradic#7DC344, #44BDC3, #8A44C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G74
B68
Red195 (76.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue2.83°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 4A · B 44
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