Recognised as Colour

#CB0211

#CB0211
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CB0211 is a red with RGB values 203, 2, 17 and HSL 356°, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#CB0211#CB0211

HEX#CB0211

RGBrgb(203, 2, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0078, 0.0667

RGB percentages79.6%, 0.8%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(355.5, 98%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 99%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 91.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,304,337

CSS custom property--colour: #CB0211;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1278WCAG 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 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#34FDEE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554A0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#817200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E0000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 17.8 Crimson · ΔE 18.2 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Red · ΔE 23.4 Orange red · ΔE 23.6 Dark red · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CBBC

Analogous#CB0276, #CB5702

Triadic#11CB02, #0211CB

Split complementary#02CB58, #0276CB

Tetradic#76CB02, #02CBBC, #5702CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9BA2

Lighter +30%#FE6874

Lighter +20%#FD3645

Lighter +10%#FD0316

Darker −10%#98020D

Darker −20%#660109

Darker −30%#330104

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD000F

Less saturated −25%#B11C27

Channel breakdown

R203

B17

Red203 (79.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue355.52°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 02 · B 11

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