Recognised as Colour

#C62438

#C62438
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C62438 is a red with RGB values 198, 36, 56 and HSL 353°, 69%, 46%. 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

#C62438#C62438

HEX#C62438

RGBrgb(198, 36, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.1412, 0.2196

RGB percentages77.6%, 14.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(352.6, 69.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 81.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 71.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,985,400

CSS custom property--colour: #C62438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#39DBC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7332no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DA002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10 Firebrick · ΔE 10.1 Brown · ΔE 13.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Dark red · ΔE 21.7 Maroon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24C6B2

Analogous#C62489, #C66124

Triadic#38C624, #2438C6

Split complementary#24C661, #2489C6

Tetradic#89C624, #24C6B2, #6124C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4C2C8

Lighter +30%#EC97A1

Lighter +20%#E46C7B

Lighter +10%#DC4154

Darker −10%#9B1C2C

Darker −20%#701420

Darker −30%#450C13

Darker −40%#190507

More saturated +25%#E30722

Less saturated −25%#A9414E

Channel breakdown

R198

G36

B56

Red198 (77.6%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue352.59°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 24 · B 38

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C62438 (chemical formula)

Formula
749,942.818 g/mol
62438 atoms

C62438 has a molar mass of 749,942.818 g/mol, made up of 62438 atoms across 1 element: 62438 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass749,942.818 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule62438

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.2453093 × 10^-18 g

Molecules per gram8.0301333 × 10^17

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 62438)749,942.818 g/mol, 100%

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