Colour

#C60044

#C60044
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C60044 is a red with RGB values 198, 0, 68 and HSL 339°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C60044#C60044

HEX#C60044

RGBrgb(198, 0, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0, 0.2667

RGB percentages77.6%, 0%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(339.4, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 65.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,976,196

CSS custom property--colour: #C60044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#39FFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4B44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A703Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#DA0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.7 Firebrick · ΔE 20.5 Brown · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Dark red · ΔE 29.6 Maroon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C682

Analogous#C600A7, #C61F00

Triadic#44C600, #0044C6

Split complementary#00C61F, #00A7C6

Tetradic#A7C600, #00C682, #1F00C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF93B8

Lighter +30%#FF6097

Lighter +20%#FF2D75

Lighter +10%#F90056

Darker −10%#930032

Darker −20%#600021

Darker −30%#2D000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C60044

Less saturated −25%#AD194C

Channel breakdown

R198

B68

Red198 (77.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue339.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 00 · B 44

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