Recognised as Colour
#C82B05
- #C82B05
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C82B05 is a red with RGB values 200, 43, 5 and HSL 12°, 95%, 40%. 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
#C82B05#C82B05
HEX#C82B05
RGBrgb(200, 43, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1686, 0.0196
RGB percentages78.4%, 16.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(11.7, 95.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 97.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 78.5%, 97.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,118,213
CSS custom property--colour: #C82B05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#37D4FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05A2C8
Analogous#C80540, #C88C05
Triadic#05C82B, #2B05C8
Split complementary#05C88D, #0540C8
Tetradic#41C805, #05A2C8, #8C05C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G43
B5
Red200 (78.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue11.69°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 2B · B 05
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