Colour

#C43844

#C43844
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#C43844 is a red with RGB values 196, 56, 68 and HSL 355°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#C43844#C43844

HEX#C43844

RGBrgb(196, 56, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2196, 0.2667

RGB percentages76.9%, 22%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(354.9, 55.6%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 71.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 65.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,859,460

CSS custom property--colour: #C43844;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.7 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#3BC7BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5943no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#827740no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D7073Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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

Brown · ΔE 11.1 Firebrick · ΔE 13.3 Indian red · ΔE 14 Crimson · ΔE 17 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Salmon · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38C4B8

Analogous#C4388A, #C47238

Triadic#44C438, #3844C4

Split complementary#38C472, #388AC4

Tetradic#8AC438, #38C4B8, #7238C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D5D8

Lighter +30%#E8ADB2

Lighter +20%#DC868D

Lighter +10%#D15E68

Darker −10%#9C2D36

Darker −20%#752128

Darker −30%#4D161B

Darker −40%#250B0D

More saturated +25%#E4182A

Less saturated −25%#A5585E

Channel breakdown

R196

G56

B68

Red196 (76.9%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue354.86°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 38 · B 44

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