Recognised as Colour
#C5320A
- #C5320A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C5320A is a red with RGB values 197, 50, 10 and HSL 13°, 90%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C5320A#C5320A
HEX#C5320A
RGBrgb(197, 50, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1961, 0.0392
RGB percentages77.3%, 19.6%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(12.8, 90.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 94.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 94.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,923,402
CSS custom property--colour: #C5320A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#3ACDF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A9DC5
Analogous#C50A40, #C58F0A
Triadic#0AC532, #320AC5
Split complementary#0AC590, #0A3FC5
Tetradic#40C50A, #0A9DC5, #8F0AC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G50
B10
Red197 (77.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue12.83°
Saturation (HSL)90.34%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 32 · B 0A
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