Colour

#C70806

#C70806
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C70806 is a red with RGB values 199, 8, 6 and HSL 1°, 94%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C70806

RGBrgb(199, 8, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.0314, 0.0235

RGB percentages78%, 3.1%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(0.6, 94.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.6, 97%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 97%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,043,718

CSS custom property--colour: #C70806;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12329WCAG 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 6.06:1

Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#38F7F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DC000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 19 Crimson · ΔE 21.5 Orange red · ΔE 22 Red · ΔE 22.8 Tomato · ΔE 23.1 Dark red · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06C5C7

Analogous#C70665, #C76806

Triadic#06C708, #0806C7

Split complementary#06C769, #0664C7

Tetradic#64C706, #06C5C7, #6906C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9E9D

Lighter +30%#FB6D6B

Lighter +20%#F93C3A

Lighter +10%#F80B08

Darker −10%#950605

Darker −20%#640403

Darker −30%#320202

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0200

Less saturated −25%#AD2120

Channel breakdown

R199

Red199 (78%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue0.62°

Saturation (HSL)94.15%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 08 · B 06

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