Colour

#C90041

#C90041
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C90041 is a red with RGB values 201, 0, 65 and HSL 341°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C90041

RGBrgb(201, 0, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.2549

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(340.6, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 67.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,801

CSS custom property--colour: #C90041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#36FFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C713Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Firebrick · ΔE 18.9 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Dark red · ΔE 28.5 Maroon · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C988

Analogous#C900A6, #C92300

Triadic#41C900, #0041C9

Split complementary#00C923, #00A6C9

Tetradic#A6C900, #00C988, #2300C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF96B8

Lighter +30%#FF6395

Lighter +20%#FF3073

Lighter +10%#FC0051

Darker −10%#960031

Darker −20%#630020

Darker −30%#300010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C90041

Less saturated −25%#B0194A

Channel breakdown

R201

B65

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue340.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B 41

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