Recognised as Colour

#C44A2A

#C44A2A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C44A2A is a red with RGB values 196, 74, 42 and HSL 12°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C44A2A

RGBrgb(196, 74, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2902, 0.1647

RGB percentages76.9%, 29%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(12.5, 64.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 78.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 62.2%, 78.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,864,042

CSS custom property--colour: #C44A2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#3BB5D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6125no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7C25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D82B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.8 Brown · ΔE 16.8 Tomato · ΔE 18 Chocolate · ΔE 18.5 Coral · ΔE 19.8 Sienna · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AA4C4

Analogous#C42A57, #C4972A

Triadic#2AC44A, #4A2AC4

Split complementary#2AC497, #2A57C4

Tetradic#57C42A, #2AA4C4, #972AC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D0C7

Lighter +30%#EAAD9D

Lighter +20%#E18A73

Lighter +10%#D86749

Darker −10%#9A3A21

Darker −20%#702A18

Darker −30%#461A0F

Darker −40%#1C0B06

More saturated +25%#E2390C

Less saturated −25%#A65B48

Channel breakdown

R196

G74

B42

Red196 (76.9%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue12.47°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 4A · B 2A

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