Colour

#C60721

#C60721
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C60721 is a red with RGB values 198, 7, 33 and HSL 352°, 93%, 40%. 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#C60721

RGBrgb(198, 7, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0275, 0.1294

RGB percentages77.6%, 2.7%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(351.8, 93.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 96.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 96.5%, 83.3%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,977,953

CSS custom property--colour: #C60721;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#39F8DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524A1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6F16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DB0017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Dark red · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 20.4 Tomato · ΔE 22.5 Maroon · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07C6AC

Analogous#C60780, #C64D07

Triadic#21C607, #0721C6

Split complementary#07C64D, #0780C6

Tetradic#80C607, #07C6AC, #4D07C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9DAA

Lighter +30%#FA6C7F

Lighter +20%#F83B55

Lighter +10%#F60A2A

Darker −10%#950519

Darker −20%#630411

Darker −30%#320208

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD001C

Less saturated −25%#AC2134

Channel breakdown

R198

B33

Red198 (77.6%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue351.83°

Saturation (HSL)93.17%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 07 · B 21

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