Colour

#C72556

#C72556
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C72556 is a red with RGB values 199, 37, 86 and HSL 342°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C72556#C72556

HEX#C72556

RGBrgb(199, 37, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1451, 0.3373

RGB percentages78%, 14.5%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(341.9, 68.6%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 81.4%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 56.8%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,051,222

CSS custom property--colour: #C72556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#38DAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535457no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7552no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DA003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25C796

Analogous#C725A7, #C74525

Triadic#56C725, #2556C7

Split complementary#25C745, #25A7C7

Tetradic#A7C725, #25C796, #4525C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4C4D3

Lighter +30%#EC99B2

Lighter +20%#E46E92

Lighter +10%#DC4371

Darker −10%#9C1D43

Darker −20%#711531

Darker −30%#460D1E

Darker −40%#1B050C

More saturated +25%#E4084A

Less saturated −25%#A94362

Channel breakdown

R199

G37

B86

Red199 (78%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue341.85°

Saturation (HSL)68.64%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 25 · B 56

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