Colour

#C60024

#C60024
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C60024 is a red with RGB values 198, 0, 36 and HSL 349°, 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

#C60024#C60024

HEX#C60024

RGBrgb(198, 0, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.1412

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(349.1, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 81.8%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,164

CSS custom property--colour: #C60024;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#39FFDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6F1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DB0016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.6 Firebrick · ΔE 11.4 Brown · ΔE 20 Dark red · ΔE 20.7 Tomato · ΔE 23.4 Maroon · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C6A2

Analogous#C60087, #C63F00

Triadic#24C600, #0024C6

Split complementary#00C63F, #0087C6

Tetradic#87C600, #00C6A2, #3F00C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF93A7

Lighter +30%#FF607D

Lighter +20%#FF2D53

Lighter +10%#F9002D

Darker −10%#93001B

Darker −20%#600011

Darker −30%#2D0008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C60024

Less saturated −25%#AD1934

Channel breakdown

R198

B36

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue349.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B 24

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