Recognised as Colour

#C4014E

#C4014E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C4014E is a red with RGB values 196, 1, 78 and HSL 336°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C4014E

RGBrgb(196, 1, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0039, 0.3059

RGB percentages76.9%, 0.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(336.3, 99%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 99.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 60.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,845,390

CSS custom property--colour: #C4014E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#3BFEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4B4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#776F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D7002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Brown · ΔE 24.6 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 27 Deep pink · ΔE 29.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01C477

Analogous#C401AF, #C41601

Triadic#4EC401, #014EC4

Split complementary#01C416, #01AFC4

Tetradic#AFC401, #01C477, #1601C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE93BD

Lighter +30%#FE609E

Lighter +20%#FE2D80

Lighter +10%#F70162

Darker −10%#91013A

Darker −20%#5F0026

Darker −30%#2C0011

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C5004E

Less saturated −25%#AB1A53

Channel breakdown

R196

B78

Red196 (76.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue336.31°

Saturation (HSL)98.98%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 01 · B 4E

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Colour values

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