Recognised as Colour

#C72E00

#C72E00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C72E00 is a red with RGB values 199, 46, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C72E00#C72E00

HEX#C72E00

RGBrgb(199, 46, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1804, 0

RGB percentages78%, 18%, 0%

HSLhsl(13.9, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.9, 100%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 76.9%, 100%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,053,440

CSS custom property--colour: #C72E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#38D1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#857500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DC0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 20.1 Orange red · ΔE 20.3 Tomato · ΔE 20.7 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Chocolate · ΔE 24 Red · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0099C7

Analogous#C70035, #C79200

Triadic#00C72E, #2E00C7

Split complementary#00C792, #0035C7

Tetradic#35C700, #0099C7, #9200C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAD94

Lighter +30%#FF8661

Lighter +20%#FF5E2E

Lighter +10%#FA3A00

Darker −10%#942200

Darker −20%#611600

Darker −30%#2E0B00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C72E00

Less saturated −25%#AE3B19

Channel breakdown

R199

G46

Red199 (78%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue13.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 2E · B 00

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