Recognised as Colour

#C41556

#C41556
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C41556 is a red with RGB values 196, 21, 86 and HSL 338°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C41556#C41556

HEX#C41556

RGBrgb(196, 21, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0824, 0.3373

RGB percentages76.9%, 8.2%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(337.7, 80.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 89.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 89.3%, 56.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,850,518

CSS custom property--colour: #C41556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#3BEAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#787152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D60035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6 Deep pink · ΔE 28.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15C483

Analogous#C415AD, #C42C15

Triadic#56C415, #1556C4

Split complementary#15C42C, #15ADC4

Tetradic#ADC415, #15C483, #2C15C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6AFC9

Lighter +30%#F181AA

Lighter +20%#ED528C

Lighter +10%#E8246D

Darker −10%#961042

Darker −20%#680B2E

Darker −30%#3A0619

Darker −40%#0C0105

More saturated +25%#D90051

Less saturated −25%#A9305D

Channel breakdown

R196

G21

B86

Red196 (76.9%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue337.71°

Saturation (HSL)80.65%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 15 · B 56

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C41556 (chemical formula)

Formula
499,129.116 g/mol
41556 atoms

C41556 has a molar mass of 499,129.116 g/mol, made up of 41556 atoms across 1 element: 41556 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass499,129.116 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41556

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.288234 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram1.2065296 × 10^18

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 41556)499,129.116 g/mol, 100%

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