Recognised as Colour

#C61A55

#C61A55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C61A55 is a red with RGB values 198, 26, 85 and HSL 339°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C61A55

RGBrgb(198, 26, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.102, 0.3333

RGB percentages77.6%, 10.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(339.4, 76.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 86.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 86.9%, 57.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,982,869

CSS custom property--colour: #C61A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#39E5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D90036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 25.1 Firebrick · ΔE 27.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.3 Deep pink · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1AC68B

Analogous#C61AAB, #C6351A

Triadic#55C61A, #1A55C6

Split complementary#1AC635, #1AABC6

Tetradic#ABC61A, #1AC68B, #351AC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5B7CC

Lighter +30%#F089AC

Lighter +20%#EA5C8D

Lighter +10%#E42F6D

Darker −10%#991442

Darker −20%#6C0E2E

Darker −30%#3F081B

Darker −40%#120208

More saturated +25%#E0004D

Less saturated −25%#AA365E

Channel breakdown

R198

G26

B85

Red198 (77.6%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue339.42°

Saturation (HSL)76.79%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 1A · B 55

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