Colour

#C6001D

#C6001D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C6001D is a red with RGB values 198, 0, 29 and HSL 351°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C6001D

RGBrgb(198, 0, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.1137

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(351.2, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 85.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,157

CSS custom property--colour: #C6001D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#39FFE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52491Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6F10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DB0013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.6 Firebrick · ΔE 12.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.7 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.7 Maroon · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C6A9

Analogous#C60080, #C64600

Triadic#1DC600, #001DC6

Split complementary#00C646, #0080C6

Tetradic#80C600, #00C6A9, #4600C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF93A3

Lighter +30%#FF6077

Lighter +20%#FF2D4C

Lighter +10%#F90024

Darker −10%#930016

Darker −20%#60000E

Darker −30%#2D0007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C6001D

Less saturated −25%#AD192E

Channel breakdown

R198

B29

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue351.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B 1D

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