Colour

#C90646

#C90646
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#C90646 is a red with RGB values 201, 6, 70 and HSL 340°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#C90646

RGBrgb(201, 6, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0235, 0.2745

RGB percentages78.8%, 2.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(340.3, 94.2%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 97%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 97%, 65.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,174,342

CSS custom property--colour: #C90646;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#36F9B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7241no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0029no 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 text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8 Brown · ΔE 21.4 Indian red · ΔE 25.7 Dark red · ΔE 30.2 Maroon · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06C989

Analogous#C906A7, #C92806

Triadic#46C906, #0646C9

Split complementary#06C928, #06A7C9

Tetradic#A7C906, #06C989, #2806C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9FBD

Lighter +30%#FB6D9C

Lighter +20%#F93C7A

Lighter +10%#F80A58

Darker −10%#970535

Darker −20%#660324

Darker −30%#340212

Darker −40%#030001

More saturated +25%#CF0044

Less saturated −25%#AF204F

Channel breakdown

R201

B70

Red201 (78.8%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue340.31°

Saturation (HSL)94.2%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 06 · B 46

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