Colour

#CB0202

#CB0202
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CB0202 is a red with RGB values 203, 2, 2 and HSL 0°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#CB0202#CB0202

HEX#CB0202

RGBrgb(203, 2, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0078, 0.0078

RGB percentages79.6%, 0.8%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(0, 98%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 99%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 99%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,304,322

CSS custom property--colour: #CB0202;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#34FDFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Deuteranopia#817200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E1000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 20 Red · ΔE 20.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 23.1 Tomato · ΔE 23.9 Dark red · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CBCB

Analogous#CB0267, #CB6702

Triadic#02CB02, #0202CB

Split complementary#02CB67, #0267CB

Tetradic#67CB02, #02CBCB, #6702CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9B9B

Lighter +30%#FE6868

Lighter +20%#FD3636

Lighter +10%#FD0303

Darker −10%#980202

Darker −20%#660101

Darker −30%#330101

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0000

Less saturated −25%#B11C1C

Channel breakdown

R203

Red203 (79.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 02 · B 02

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Colour values

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