Colour

#C61200

#C61200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C61200 is a red with RGB values 198, 18, 0 and HSL 5°, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#C61200#C61200

HEX#C61200

RGBrgb(198, 18, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0706, 0

RGB percentages77.6%, 7.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(5.5, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 90.9%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,980,736

CSS custom property--colour: #C61200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#39EDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#DB0014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Orange red · ΔE 20.8 Red · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.2 Crimson · ΔE 23.7 Dark red · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B4C6

Analogous#C60051, #C67500

Triadic#00C612, #1200C6

Split complementary#00C675, #0051C6

Tetradic#51C600, #00B4C6, #7500C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9D93

Lighter +30%#FF6E60

Lighter +20%#FF402D

Lighter +10%#F91700

Darker −10%#930D00

Darker −20%#600900

Darker −30%#2D0400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C61200

Less saturated −25%#AD2619

Channel breakdown

R198

G18

Red198 (77.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue5.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 12 · B 00

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