Colour

#C9004C

#C9004C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C9004C is a red with RGB values 201, 0, 76 and HSL 337°, 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#C9004C

RGBrgb(201, 0, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.298

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(337.3, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 62.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,812

CSS custom property--colour: #C9004C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#36FFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7247no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DD002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.9 Brown · ΔE 24 Firebrick · ΔE 24.4 Indian red · ΔE 27 Deep pink · ΔE 30.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C97D

Analogous#C900B1, #C91800

Triadic#4CC900, #004CC9

Split complementary#00C918, #00B1C9

Tetradic#B1C900, #00C97D, #1800C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF96BE

Lighter +30%#FF639E

Lighter +20%#FF307E

Lighter +10%#FC005F

Darker −10%#960039

Darker −20%#630025

Darker −30%#300012

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9004C

Less saturated −25%#B01952

Channel breakdown

R201

B76

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue337.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B 4C

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