Recognised as Colour

#C9473A

#C9473A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#C9473A is a red with RGB values 201, 71, 58 and HSL 5°, 57%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#C9473A

RGBrgb(201, 71, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2784, 0.2275

RGB percentages78.8%, 27.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(5.5, 57%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 71.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.7%, 71.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,190,970

CSS custom property--colour: #C9473A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#36B8C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6138no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DD2645no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.9 Brown · ΔE 12.2 Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Crimson · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3ABCC9

Analogous#C93A75, #C98E3A

Triadic#3AC947, #473AC9

Split complementary#3AC98F, #3A74C9

Tetradic#75C93A, #3ABCC9, #8F3AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5DDDA

Lighter +30%#EAB7B2

Lighter +20%#DF928A

Lighter +10%#D46C62

Darker −10%#A3382D

Darker −20%#7B2A22

Darker −30%#531C17

Darker −40%#2B0F0C

More saturated +25%#E82D1B

Less saturated −25%#AA6159

Channel breakdown

R201

G71

B58

Red201 (78.8%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue5.45°

Saturation (HSL)56.97%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 47 · B 3A

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