Recognised as Colour
#C9451D
- #C9451D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C9451D is a red with RGB values 201, 69, 29 and HSL 14°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#C9451D#C9451D
HEX#C9451D
RGBrgb(201, 69, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2706, 0.1137
RGB percentages78.8%, 27.1%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(14, 74.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14, 85.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 85.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,190,429
CSS custom property--colour: #C9451D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#36BAE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1DA1C9
Analogous#C91D4B, #C99B1D
Triadic#1DC945, #451DC9
Split complementary#1DC99B, #1D4BC9
Tetradic#4BC91D, #1DA1C9, #9B1DC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G69
B29
Red201 (78.8%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue13.95°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 45 · B 1D
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