Recognised as Colour
#C92C04
- #C92C04
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C92C04 is a red with RGB values 201, 44, 4 and HSL 12°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C92C04#C92C04
HEX#C92C04
RGBrgb(201, 44, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1725, 0.0157
RGB percentages78.8%, 17.3%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(12.2, 96.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 98%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 78.1%, 98%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,184,004
CSS custom property--colour: #C92C04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#36D3FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04A1C9
Analogous#C9043E, #C98F04
Triadic#04C92C, #2C04C9
Split complementary#04C98E, #043FC9
Tetradic#3EC904, #04A1C9, #8E04C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G44
B4
Red201 (78.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue12.18°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 2C · B 04
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