Recognised as Colour
#C7263E
- #C7263E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#C7263E is a red with RGB values 199, 38, 62 and HSL 351°, 68%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#C7263E#C7263E
HEX#C7263E
RGBrgb(199, 38, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.149, 0.2431
RGB percentages78%, 14.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(351.1, 67.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 80.9%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 68.8%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,051,454
CSS custom property--colour: #C7263E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#38D9C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26C7AF
Analogous#C7268F, #C75E26
Triadic#3EC726, #263EC7
Split complementary#26C75E, #268FC7
Tetradic#8FC726, #26C7AF, #5E26C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G38
B62
Red199 (78%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue351.06°
Saturation (HSL)67.93%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 26 · B 3E
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