Colour

#C54E40

#C54E40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#C54E40 is a red with RGB values 197, 78, 64 and HSL 6°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#C54E40

RGBrgb(197, 78, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3059, 0.251

RGB percentages77.3%, 30.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(6.3, 53.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 67.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 60.4%, 67.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,930,624

CSS custom property--colour: #C54E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#3AB1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E653Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D8344Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 12.2 Firebrick · ΔE 14.5 Sienna · ΔE 18.4 Salmon · ΔE 18.6 Light coral · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40B7C5

Analogous#C54074, #C59140

Triadic#40C54E, #4E40C5

Split complementary#40C590, #4075C5

Tetradic#74C540, #40B7C5, #9040C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5DFDC

Lighter +30%#E9BBB5

Lighter +20%#DD978E

Lighter +10%#D17267

Darker −10%#A13D31

Darker −20%#7A2E25

Darker −30%#531F19

Darker −40%#2C100D

More saturated +25%#E43521

Less saturated −25%#A6675F

Channel breakdown

R197

G78

B64

Red197 (77.3%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue6.32°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 4E · B 40

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Colour values

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