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Recognised as Colour

#C92A5D

  • #C92A5D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#C92A5D is a red with RGB values 201, 42, 93 and HSL 341°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#C92A5D#C92A5D
HEX#C92A5D
RGBrgb(201, 42, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1647, 0.3647
RGB percentages78.8%, 16.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(340.8, 65.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 79.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 79.1%, 53.7%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,183,581
CSS custom property--colour: #C92A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#36D5A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55575Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7759no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DB0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.2Crimson · ΔE 24.3Brown · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9Deep pink · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AC996
Analogous#C92AAC, #C9472A
Triadic#5DC92A, #2A5DC9
Split complementary#2AC947, #2AACC9
Tetradic#ACC92A, #2AC996, #472AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4CBD8
Lighter +30%#EBA1B9
Lighter +20%#E27799
Lighter +10%#DA4C7A
Darker −10%#9F2149
Darker −20%#751836
Darker −30%#4A1022
Darker −40%#20070F
More saturated +25%#E70C52
Less saturated −25%#AB4868

Channel breakdown

R201
G42
B93
Red201 (78.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue340.75°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 2A · B 5D

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