Colour

#C60039

#C60039
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C60039 is a red with RGB values 198, 0, 57 and HSL 343°, 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#C60039

RGBrgb(198, 0, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.2235

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(342.7, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.7, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 71.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,185

CSS custom property--colour: #C60039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#39FFC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4A39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B6F33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DA0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.5 Firebrick · ΔE 15.3 Brown · ΔE 18.4 Dark red · ΔE 25.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Maroon · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C68D

Analogous#C6009C, #C62A00

Triadic#39C600, #0039C6

Split complementary#00C62A, #009CC6

Tetradic#9CC600, #00C68D, #2A00C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF93B2

Lighter +30%#FF608E

Lighter +20%#FF2D69

Lighter +10%#F90048

Darker −10%#93002A

Darker −20%#60001C

Darker −30%#2D000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C60039

Less saturated −25%#AD1943

Channel breakdown

R198

B57

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue342.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B 39

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