Colour

#CB024B

#CB024B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB024B is a red with RGB values 203, 2, 75 and HSL 338°, 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

#CB024B#CB024B

HEX#CB024B

RGBrgb(203, 2, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0078, 0.2941

RGB percentages79.6%, 0.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(338.2, 98%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 99%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 63.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,304,395

CSS custom property--colour: #CB024B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#34FDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4E4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DF002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Firebrick · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 23.6 Indian red · ΔE 26.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31.5 Dark red · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CB82

Analogous#CB02B0, #CB1D02

Triadic#4BCB02, #024BCB

Split complementary#02CB1D, #02B0CB

Tetradic#B0CB02, #02CB82, #1D02CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9BBF

Lighter +30%#FE689F

Lighter +20%#FD367E

Lighter +10%#FD035E

Darker −10%#980238

Darker −20%#660126

Darker −30%#330113

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD004A

Less saturated −25%#B11C52

Channel breakdown

R203

B75

Red203 (79.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue338.21°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 02 · B 4B

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Colour values

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