Colour

#C40032

#C40032
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C40032 is a red with RGB values 196, 0, 50 and HSL 345°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C40032#C40032

HEX#C40032

RGBrgb(196, 0, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.1961

RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(344.7, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 74.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,845,106

CSS custom property--colour: #C40032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#3BFFCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4932no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D8001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.5 Firebrick · ΔE 12.6 Brown · ΔE 17.4 Dark red · ΔE 22.6 Maroon · ΔE 25.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C492

Analogous#C40094, #C43000

Triadic#32C400, #0032C4

Split complementary#00C430, #0094C4

Tetradic#94C400, #00C492, #3000C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF91AD

Lighter +30%#FF5E87

Lighter +20%#FF2B61

Lighter +10%#F7003F

Darker −10%#910025

Darker −20%#5E0018

Darker −30%#2B000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C40032

Less saturated −25%#AC183E

Channel breakdown

R196

B50

Red196 (76.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue344.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B 32

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