Recognised as Colour

#C4374E

#C4374E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C4374E is a red with RGB values 196, 55, 78 and HSL 350°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C4374E

RGBrgb(196, 55, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2157, 0.3059

RGB percentages76.9%, 21.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(350.2, 56.2%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 71.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 71.9%, 60.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,859,214

CSS custom property--colour: #C4374E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#3BC8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D594Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#81774Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D70C41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 15.1 Firebrick · ΔE 18.9 Crimson · ΔE 19.7 Light coral · ΔE 24.8 Salmon · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37C4AD

Analogous#C43794, #C46737

Triadic#4EC437, #374EC4

Split complementary#37C467, #3794C4

Tetradic#94C437, #37C4AD, #6737C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D4D9

Lighter +30%#E8ACB6

Lighter +20%#DD8493

Lighter +10%#D15D70

Darker −10%#9C2C3E

Darker −20%#74212E

Darker −30%#4D151E

Darker −40%#250A0F

More saturated +25%#E31839

Less saturated −25%#A55663

Channel breakdown

R196

G55

B78

Red196 (76.9%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue350.21°

Saturation (HSL)56.18%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 37 · B 4E

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