Recognised as Colour
#C4573E
- #C4573E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#C4573E is a red with RGB values 196, 87, 62 and HSL 11°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#C4573E#C4573E
HEX#C4573E
RGBrgb(196, 87, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3412, 0.2431
RGB percentages76.9%, 34.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(11.2, 53.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 68.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 55.6%, 68.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,867,390
CSS custom property--colour: #C4573E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#3BA8C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EABC4
Analogous#C43E68, #C49A3E
Triadic#3EC457, #573EC4
Split complementary#3EC49A, #3E68C4
Tetradic#68C43E, #3EABC4, #9A3EC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G87
B62
Red196 (76.9%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue11.19°
Saturation (HSL)53.17%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 57 · B 3E
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