Recognised as Colour
#C70E08
- #C70E08
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C70E08 is a red with RGB values 199, 14, 8 and HSL 2°, 92%, 41%. 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
#C70E08#C70E08
HEX#C70E08
RGBrgb(199, 14, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.0549, 0.0314
RGB percentages78%, 5.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(1.9, 92.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 96%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 93%, 96%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,045,256
CSS custom property--colour: #C70E08;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#38F1F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08C1C7
Analogous#C70861, #C76E08
Triadic#08C70E, #0E08C7
Split complementary#08C76E, #0861C7
Tetradic#61C708, #08C1C7, #6E08C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G14
B8
Red199 (78%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue1.88°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 0E · B 08
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