Colour

#CB0245

#CB0245
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB0245 is a red with RGB values 203, 2, 69 and HSL 340°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CB0245#CB0245

HEX#CB0245

RGBrgb(203, 2, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0078, 0.2706

RGB percentages79.6%, 0.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(340, 98%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 99%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 66%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,304,389

CSS custom property--colour: #CB0245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#34FDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504D45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7340no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20.5 Brown · ΔE 21.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Dark red · ΔE 30.1 Maroon · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CB88

Analogous#CB02A9, #CB2302

Triadic#45CB02, #0245CB

Split complementary#02CB23, #02AACB

Tetradic#AACB02, #02CB88, #2402CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9BBC

Lighter +30%#FE689A

Lighter +20%#FD3678

Lighter +10%#FD0356

Darker −10%#980234

Darker −20%#660123

Darker −30%#330112

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0044

Less saturated −25%#B11C4E

Channel breakdown

R203

B69

Red203 (79.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 02 · B 45

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