Recognised as Colour
#C8474A
- #C8474A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#C8474A is a red with RGB values 200, 71, 74 and HSL 359°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#C8474A#C8474A
HEX#C8474A
RGBrgb(200, 71, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2784, 0.2902
RGB percentages78.4%, 27.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(358.6, 54%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 64.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 64.5%, 63%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,125,450
CSS custom property--colour: #C8474A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#37B8B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47C8C5
Analogous#C8478B, #C88447
Triadic#4AC847, #474AC8
Split complementary#47C884, #478BC8
Tetradic#8BC847, #47C8C5, #8447C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G71
B74
Red200 (78.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue358.6°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 47 · B 4A
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