Recognised as Colour

#C82A34

#C82A34
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C82A34 is a red with RGB values 200, 42, 52 and HSL 356°, 65%, 47%. 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

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HEX#C82A34

RGBrgb(200, 42, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1647, 0.2039

RGB percentages78.4%, 16.5%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(356.2, 65.3%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 79%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 79%, 74%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,118,004

CSS custom property--colour: #C82A34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#37D5CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5433no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#82752Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DC0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.9 Crimson · ΔE 10.5 Brown · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AC8BE

Analogous#C82A83, #C86F2A

Triadic#34C82A, #2A34C8

Split complementary#2AC86F, #2A83C8

Tetradic#83C82A, #2AC8BE, #6F2AC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4CACD

Lighter +30%#EBA0A5

Lighter +20%#E2767D

Lighter +10%#D94C55

Darker −10%#9E2129

Darker −20%#74181E

Darker −30%#4A0F13

Darker −40%#1F0708

More saturated +25%#E60C1A

Less saturated −25%#AA484E

Channel breakdown

R200

G42

B52

Red200 (78.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue356.2°

Saturation (HSL)65.29%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 2A · B 34

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