Recognised as Colour

#C5004E

#C5004E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C5004E is a red with RGB values 197, 0, 78 and HSL 336°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C5004E

RGBrgb(197, 0, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.3059

RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(336.2, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,910,670

CSS custom property--colour: #C5004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#3AFFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4C4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#786F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D8002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.5 Brown · ΔE 24.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Deep pink · ΔE 29.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C577

Analogous#C500B1, #C51500

Triadic#4EC500, #004EC5

Split complementary#00C514, #00B1C5

Tetradic#B1C500, #00C577, #1400C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF92BD

Lighter +30%#FF5F9E

Lighter +20%#FF2C80

Lighter +10%#F80062

Darker −10%#92003A

Darker −20%#5F0026

Darker −30%#2C0011

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C5004E

Less saturated −25%#AC1953

Channel breakdown

R197

B78

Red197 (77.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue336.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B 4E

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Colour values

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