Colour

#C50E44

#C50E44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C50E44 is a red with RGB values 197, 14, 68 and HSL 342°, 87%, 41%. 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#C50E44

RGBrgb(197, 14, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0549, 0.2667

RGB percentages77.3%, 5.5%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(342.3, 86.7%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 92.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 65.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,914,244

CSS custom property--colour: #C50E44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#3AF1BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4C44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A703Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D9002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.7 Firebrick · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 19.4 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Dark red · ΔE 28.6 Maroon · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EC58F

Analogous#C50EA0, #C5330E

Triadic#44C50E, #0E44C5

Split complementary#0EC533, #0EA0C5

Tetradic#A0C50E, #0EC58F, #330EC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9A6BF

Lighter +30%#F5779C

Lighter +20%#F24779

Lighter +10%#EF1757

Darker −10%#950B34

Darker −20%#660723

Darker −30%#360413

Darker −40%#070002

More saturated +25%#D3003E

Less saturated −25%#AB284F

Channel breakdown

R197

G14

B68

Red197 (77.3%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue342.3°

Saturation (HSL)86.73%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 0E · B 44

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