Colour

#C80049

#C80049
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C80049 is a red with RGB values 200, 0, 73 and HSL 338°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#C80049#C80049

HEX#C80049

RGBrgb(200, 0, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0, 0.2863

RGB percentages78.4%, 0%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(338.1, 100%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 100%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,107,273

CSS custom property--colour: #C80049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#37FFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4C4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7144no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DC002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.6 Brown · ΔE 22.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.5 Dark red · ΔE 31.9 Deep pink · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C87F

Analogous#C800AD, #C81B00

Triadic#49C800, #0049C8

Split complementary#00C81B, #00ADC8

Tetradic#ADC800, #00C87F, #1B00C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF95BC

Lighter +30%#FF629B

Lighter +20%#FF2F7B

Lighter +10%#FB005C

Darker −10%#950036

Darker −20%#620024

Darker −30%#2F0011

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C80049

Less saturated −25%#AF1950

Channel breakdown

R200

B73

Red200 (78.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue338.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 00 · B 49

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