Recognised as Colour

#C8261E

#C8261E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C8261E is a red with RGB values 200, 38, 30 and HSL 3°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C8261E

RGBrgb(200, 38, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.149, 0.1176

RGB percentages78.4%, 14.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(2.8, 73.9%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 85%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 81%, 85%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,116,958

CSS custom property--colour: #C8261E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#37D9E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B511Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#837413no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.8 Crimson · ΔE 16 Tomato · ΔE 18.6 Dark red · ΔE 19.3 Brown · ΔE 20.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EC0C8

Analogous#C81E6B, #C87B1E

Triadic#1EC826, #261EC8

Split complementary#1EC87B, #1E6BC8

Tetradic#6BC81E, #1EC0C8, #7B1EC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C0BD

Lighter +30%#EE9591

Lighter +20%#E86A64

Lighter +10%#E14038

Darker −10%#9C1E17

Darker −20%#6F1511

Darker −30%#430D0A

Darker −40%#170403

More saturated +25%#E50C01

Less saturated −25%#AB403B

Channel breakdown

R200

G38

B30

Red200 (78.4%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue2.82°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 26 · B 1E

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