Colour

#C42E6F

#C42E6F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C42E6F is a red with RGB values 196, 46, 111 and HSL 334°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C42E6F

RGBrgb(196, 46, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.1804, 0.4353

RGB percentages76.9%, 18%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(334, 62%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334, 76.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 43.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,856,943

CSS custom property--colour: #C42E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#3BD190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#79766Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D5114Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8 Hot pink · ΔE 22.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Deep pink · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 29.9 Brown · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EC483

Analogous#C42EBA, #C4382E

Triadic#6FC42E, #2E6FC4

Split complementary#2EC438, #2EBAC4

Tetradic#BAC42E, #2EC483, #382EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3CBDC

Lighter +30%#E9A2C1

Lighter +20%#DF79A5

Lighter +10%#D64F8A

Darker −10%#9B2458

Darker −20%#711B40

Darker −30%#481129

Darker −40%#1F0711

More saturated +25%#E2106B

Less saturated −25%#A64C73

Channel breakdown

R196

G46

B111

Red196 (76.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue334°

Saturation (HSL)61.98%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 2E · B 6F

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Colour values

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