Recognised as Colour
#C9043E
- #C9043E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#C9043E is a red with RGB values 201, 4, 62 and HSL 342°, 96%, 40%. 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
#C9043E#C9043E
HEX#C9043E
RGBrgb(201, 4, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0157, 0.2431
RGB percentages78.8%, 1.6%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(342.3, 96.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 98%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 98%, 69.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,173,822
CSS custom property--colour: #C9043E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#36FBC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04C98F
Analogous#C904A0, #C92C04
Triadic#3EC904, #043EC9
Split complementary#04C92C, #04A0C9
Tetradic#A1C904, #04C98F, #2D04C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G4
B62
Red201 (78.8%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue342.34°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 04 · B 3E
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