Colour

#C90043

#C90043
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C90043 is a red with RGB values 201, 0, 67 and HSL 340°, 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#C90043

RGBrgb(201, 0, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.2627

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(340, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,803

CSS custom property--colour: #C90043;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#36FFBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4C43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C713Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.9 Firebrick · ΔE 19.8 Brown · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Dark red · ΔE 29.3 Maroon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C986

Analogous#C900A7, #C92100

Triadic#43C900, #0043C9

Split complementary#00C921, #00A8C9

Tetradic#A8C900, #00C986, #2200C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF96B9

Lighter +30%#FF6397

Lighter +20%#FF3075

Lighter +10%#FC0054

Darker −10%#960032

Darker −20%#630021

Darker −30%#300010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C90043

Less saturated −25%#B0194B

Channel breakdown

R201

B67

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B 43

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