Recognised as Colour
#C52D20
- #C52D20
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C52D20 is a red with RGB values 197, 45, 32 and HSL 5°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C52D20#C52D20
HEX#C52D20
RGBrgb(197, 45, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1765, 0.1255
RGB percentages77.3%, 17.6%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(4.7, 72.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 83.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 83.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,922,144
CSS custom property--colour: #C52D20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#3AD2DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20B8C5
Analogous#C52065, #C58020
Triadic#20C52D, #2D20C5
Split complementary#20C580, #2065C5
Tetradic#65C520, #20B8C5, #8020C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G45
B32
Red197 (77.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue4.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.05%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 2D · B 20
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