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Colour

#C92009

  • #C92009
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#C92009 is a red with RGB values 201, 32, 9 and HSL 7°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#C92009#C92009
HEX#C92009
RGBrgb(201, 32, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1255, 0.0353
RGB percentages78.8%, 12.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(7.2, 91.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.2, 95.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 95.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,180,937
CSS custom property--colour: #C92009;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#36DFF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B4F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#837400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DE001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 18.1Tomato · ΔE 20.7Orange red · ΔE 21.3Crimson · ΔE 22.3Dark red · ΔE 23Red · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09B2C9
Analogous#C90952, #C98009
Triadic#09C920, #2009C9
Split complementary#09C980, #0952C9
Tetradic#52C909, #09B2C9, #8009C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBAEA3
Lighter +30%#F98272
Lighter +20%#F75741
Lighter +10%#F42C11
Darker −10%#981807
Darker −20%#671005
Darker −30%#370902
Darker −40%#060100
More saturated +25%#D21900
Less saturated −25%#AF3423

Channel breakdown

R201
G32
B9
Red201 (78.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue7.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 20 · B 09

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