Recognised as Colour

#C6000C

#C6000C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C6000C is a red with RGB values 198, 0, 12 and HSL 356°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C6000C#C6000C

HEX#C6000C

RGBrgb(198, 0, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.0471

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(356.4, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 93.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,140

CSS custom property--colour: #C6000C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#39FFF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524806no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DB000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 17.4 Crimson · ΔE 19.3 Dark red · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.1 Orange red · ΔE 24 Red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C6BA

Analogous#C6006F, #C65700

Triadic#0CC600, #000CC6

Split complementary#00C657, #006FC6

Tetradic#6FC600, #00C6BA, #5700C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF939A

Lighter +30%#FF606A

Lighter +20%#FF2D3A

Lighter +10%#F9000F

Darker −10%#930009

Darker −20%#600006

Darker −30%#2D0003

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C6000C

Less saturated −25%#AD1922

Channel breakdown

R198

B12

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue356.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B 0C

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C6000C (chemical formula)

Formula
72,078.011 g/mol
6001 atoms

C6000C has a molar mass of 72,078.011 g/mol, made up of 6001 atoms across 1 element: 6001 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass72,078.011 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6001

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.1968835 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram8.3550318 × 10^18

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 6001)72,078.011 g/mol, 100%

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