Colour

#C5003B

#C5003B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C5003B is a red with RGB values 197, 0, 59 and HSL 342°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C5003B#C5003B

HEX#C5003B

RGBrgb(197, 0, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.2314

RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(342, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 70.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,910,651

CSS custom property--colour: #C5003B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#3AFFC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4A3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6F35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D90022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.7 Firebrick · ΔE 16.2 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Dark red · ΔE 25.8 Maroon · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C58A

Analogous#C5009E, #C52700

Triadic#3BC500, #003BC5

Split complementary#00C528, #009EC5

Tetradic#9EC500, #00C58A, #2700C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF92B3

Lighter +30%#FF5F8F

Lighter +20%#FF2C6B

Lighter +10%#F8004A

Darker −10%#92002C

Darker −20%#5F001C

Darker −30%#2C000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C5003B

Less saturated −25%#AC1945

Channel breakdown

R197

B59

Red197 (77.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue342.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B 3B

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Colour values

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