Recognised as Colour
#C9472A
- #C9472A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#C9472A is a red with RGB values 201, 71, 42 and HSL 11°, 65%, 48%. 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
#C9472A#C9472A
HEX#C9472A
RGBrgb(201, 71, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2784, 0.1647
RGB percentages78.8%, 27.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(10.9, 65.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 79.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 79.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,190,954
CSS custom property--colour: #C9472A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#36B8D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AACC9
Analogous#C92A5D, #C9962A
Triadic#2AC947, #472AC9
Split complementary#2AC996, #2A5DC9
Tetradic#5DC92A, #2AACC9, #962AC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G71
B42
Red201 (78.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue10.94°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 47 · B 2A
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