Recognised as Colour
#C9411D
- #C9411D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C9411D is a red with RGB values 201, 65, 29 and HSL 13°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C9411D#C9411D
HEX#C9411D
RGBrgb(201, 65, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2549, 0.1137
RGB percentages78.8%, 25.5%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(12.6, 74.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 85.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 67.7%, 85.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,189,405
CSS custom property--colour: #C9411D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#36BEE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1DA5C9
Analogous#C91D4F, #C9971D
Triadic#1DC941, #411DC9
Split complementary#1DC997, #1D4FC9
Tetradic#4FC91D, #1DA5C9, #971DC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G65
B29
Red201 (78.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue12.56°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 41 · B 1D
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