Recognised as Colour
#CB0712
- #CB0712
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CB0712 is a red with RGB values 203, 7, 18 and HSL 357°, 93%, 41%. 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
#CB0712#CB0712
HEX#CB0712
RGBrgb(203, 7, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0275, 0.0706
RGB percentages79.6%, 2.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(356.6, 93.3%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 96.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 91.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,305,618
CSS custom property--colour: #CB0712;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#34F8ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07CBC0
Analogous#CB0774, #CB5E07
Triadic#12CB07, #0712CB
Split complementary#07CB5E, #0774CB
Tetradic#74CB07, #07CBC0, #5E07CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G7
B18
Red203 (79.6%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue356.63°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 07 · B 12
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