Recognised as Colour

#C4263C

#C4263C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C4263C is a red with RGB values 196, 38, 60 and HSL 352°, 68%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C4263C#C4263C

HEX#C4263C

RGBrgb(196, 38, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.149, 0.2353

RGB percentages76.9%, 14.9%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(351.6, 67.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 80.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 80.6%, 69.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,854,844

CSS custom property--colour: #C4263C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#3BD9C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57513Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#D80030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.6 Crimson · ΔE 11.8 Brown · ΔE 13 Indian red · ΔE 20 Dark red · ΔE 22.6 Maroon · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26C4AE

Analogous#C4268B, #C45F26

Triadic#3CC426, #263CC4

Split complementary#26C45F, #268BC4

Tetradic#8BC426, #26C4AE, #5F26C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3C3C9

Lighter +30%#EB98A4

Lighter +20%#E36D7E

Lighter +10%#DA4358

Darker −10%#991E2F

Darker −20%#6F1522

Darker −30%#440D15

Darker −40%#190508

More saturated +25%#E10927

Less saturated −25%#A74351

Channel breakdown

R196

G38

B60

Red196 (76.9%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue351.65°

Saturation (HSL)67.52%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 26 · B 3C

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C4263C (chemical formula)

Formula
51,214.904 g/mol
4264 atoms

C4263C has a molar mass of 51,214.904 g/mol, made up of 4264 atoms across 1 element: 4264 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass51,214.904 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4264

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule8.5044349 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.1758571 × 10^19

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 × 4264)51,214.904 g/mol, 100%

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