Kenyan Copper is a medium dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Red, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Kenyan Copper is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Kenyan Copper is #7C1C05.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Kenyan Copper has 49%% Red, 11% Green, and 2% Blue.
Kenyan Copper has 12° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 49% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Kenyan Copper has 12° Hue, 93% Saturation, and 25% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Kenyan Copper has 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 96% yellow, and 51% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#7C1C05 |
|
RGB |
(124, 28, 5) |
(49%, 11%, 2%) |
HSV |
(12°, 96, 49) |
(3%, 96%, 49%) |
HSL |
(12°, 93, 25) |
(3%, 93%, 25%) |
CMYK |
(0, 77, 96, 51) |
(0%, 77%, 96%, 51%) |
The natural luminance of Kenyan Copper is 5%, which is low.
Kenyan Copper has a higher contrast with white than black.
Kenyan Copper and black have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Kenyan Copper and white have a 10.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (2.0) |
AAA (10.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Kenyan Copper paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Yellow, 42% Red, 51% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
5%
Red
42%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
51%
White
2%
To mix Kenyan Copper paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Magenta, 26% Yellow, 51% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
21%
Yellow
26%
Black
51%
White
2%
Colors similar to Kenyan Copper are: Reddish Brown, Cedar Wood, Dark Burgundy, Chestnut, and Red Oxide. Reddish Brown is more orange and paler than Kenyan Copper. Cedar Wood is brighter than Kenyan Copper. Dark Burgundy is more red than Kenyan Copper. Chestnut is more orange than Kenyan Copper. Red Oxide is more red than Kenyan Copper.