Colour

#C40635

#C40635
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C40635 is a red with RGB values 196, 6, 53 and HSL 345°, 94%, 40%. 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

#C40635#C40635

HEX#C40635

RGBrgb(196, 6, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0235, 0.2078

RGB percentages76.9%, 2.4%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(345.2, 94.1%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 96.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 96.9%, 73%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,846,645

CSS custom property--colour: #C40635;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#3BF9CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4A35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6F2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D80020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.2 Firebrick · ΔE 13 Brown · ΔE 17 Dark red · ΔE 23.2 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06C495

Analogous#C40694, #C43606

Triadic#35C406, #0635C4

Split complementary#06C436, #0694C4

Tetradic#94C406, #06C495, #3606C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9AB2

Lighter +30%#FA698D

Lighter +20%#F93767

Lighter +10%#F50842

Darker −10%#930428

Darker −20%#61031A

Darker −30%#30010D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA0032

Less saturated −25%#AB1F42

Channel breakdown

R196

B53

Red196 (76.9%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue345.16°

Saturation (HSL)94.06%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 06 · B 35

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