Colour

#CA253D

#CA253D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CA253D is a red with RGB values 202, 37, 61 and HSL 351°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CA253D#CA253D

HEX#CA253D

RGBrgb(202, 37, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.1451, 0.2392

RGB percentages79.2%, 14.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(351.3, 69%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 81.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 69.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,247,805

CSS custom property--colour: #CA253D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#35DAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59533Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Deuteranopia#827638no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DE0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.4 Firebrick · ΔE 12.3 Brown · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Tomato · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25CAB2

Analogous#CA2590, #CA5F25

Triadic#3DCA25, #253DCA

Split complementary#25CA5F, #2590CA

Tetradic#90CA25, #25CAB2, #5F25CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C6CD

Lighter +30%#ED9BA7

Lighter +20%#E57081

Lighter +10%#DD455B

Darker −10%#9F1D30

Darker −20%#741523

Darker −30%#490D16

Darker −40%#1E0509

More saturated +25%#E80728

Less saturated −25%#AC4352

Channel breakdown

R202

G37

B61

Red202 (79.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue351.27°

Saturation (HSL)69.04%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 25 · B 3D

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