Recognised as Colour
#CA0921
- #CA0921
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CA0921 is a red with RGB values 202, 9, 33 and HSL 353°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CA0921#CA0921
HEX#CA0921
RGBrgb(202, 9, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.0353, 0.1294
RGB percentages79.2%, 3.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(352.5, 91.5%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 95.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 95.5%, 83.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,240,609
CSS custom property--colour: #CA0921;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#35F6DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09CAB2
Analogous#CA0982, #CA5109
Triadic#21CA09, #0921CA
Split complementary#09CA51, #0982CA
Tetradic#82CA09, #09CAB2, #5109CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G9
B33
Red202 (79.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue352.54°
Saturation (HSL)91.47%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 09 · B 21
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