Recognised as Colour
#C82D24
- #C82D24
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C82D24 is a red with RGB values 200, 45, 36 and HSL 3°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C82D24#C82D24
HEX#C82D24
RGBrgb(200, 45, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1765, 0.1412
RGB percentages78.4%, 17.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(3.3, 69.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 82%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 82%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,118,756
CSS custom property--colour: #C82D24;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14284WCAG 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 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#37D2DB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#24BFC8
Analogous#C8246D, #C87F24
Triadic#24C82D, #2D24C8
Split complementary#24C87F, #246DC8
Tetradic#6DC824, #24BFC8, #7F24C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G45
B36
Red200 (78.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue3.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 2D · B 24
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