Colour
#C91E2D
- #C91E2D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#C91E2D is a red with RGB values 201, 30, 45 and HSL 355°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#C91E2D#C91E2D
HEX#C91E2D
RGBrgb(201, 30, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1176, 0.1765
RGB percentages78.8%, 11.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(354.7, 74%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 85.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 77.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,180,461
CSS custom property--colour: #C91E2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#36E1D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1EC9BA
Analogous#C91E83, #C9651E
Triadic#2DC91E, #1E2DC9
Split complementary#1EC965, #1E83C9
Tetradic#82C91E, #1EC9BA, #641EC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G30
B45
Red201 (78.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue354.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 1E · B 2D
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