Colour
#C40B2B
- #C40B2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#C40B2B is a red with RGB values 196, 11, 43 and HSL 350°, 89%, 41%. 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
#C40B2B#C40B2B
HEX#C40B2B
RGBrgb(196, 11, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0431, 0.1686
RGB percentages76.9%, 4.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(349.6, 89.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 94.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 94.4%, 78.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,847,915
CSS custom property--colour: #C40B2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1215WCAG 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 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#3BF4D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0BC4A4
Analogous#C40B87, #C4470B
Triadic#2BC40B, #0B2BC4
Split complementary#0BC448, #0B87C4
Tetradic#88C40B, #0BC4A4, #480BC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G11
B43
Red196 (76.9%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue349.62°
Saturation (HSL)89.37%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 0B · B 2B
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