Colour

#C5375E

#C5375E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C5375E is a red with RGB values 197, 55, 94 and HSL 344°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C5375E

RGBrgb(197, 55, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2157, 0.3686

RGB percentages77.3%, 21.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(343.5, 56.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.5, 72.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.1%, 52.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,924,766

CSS custom property--colour: #C5375E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#3AC8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F785Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D71747no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Crimson · ΔE 26 Light coral · ΔE 26.7 Firebrick · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37C59E

Analogous#C537A5, #C55737

Triadic#5EC537, #375EC5

Split complementary#37C557, #37A5C5

Tetradic#A5C537, #37C59E, #5737C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D5DD

Lighter +30%#E8ADBD

Lighter +20%#DD859D

Lighter +10%#D25D7D

Darker −10%#9D2C4B

Darker −20%#752138

Darker −30%#4D1625

Darker −40%#260A12

More saturated +25%#E51750

Less saturated −25%#A6576C

Channel breakdown

R197

G55

B94

Red197 (77.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue343.52°

Saturation (HSL)56.35%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 37 · B 5E

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