Colour

#CB122E

#CB122E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB122E is a red with RGB values 203, 18, 46 and HSL 351°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CB122E#CB122E

HEX#CB122E

RGBrgb(203, 18, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.0706, 0.1804

RGB percentages79.6%, 7.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(350.9, 83.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 91.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 91.1%, 77.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,308,462

CSS custom property--colour: #CB122E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#34EDD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554E2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#817326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E00021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.7 Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Dark red · ΔE 22.1 Tomato · ΔE 23 Maroon · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12CBAF

Analogous#CB128A, #CB5212

Triadic#2ECB12, #122ECB

Split complementary#12CB52, #128ACB

Tetradic#8BCB12, #12CBAF, #5312CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8B1BC

Lighter +30%#F48293

Lighter +20%#F0536B

Lighter +10%#EC2443

Darker −10%#9C0E23

Darker −20%#6D0A19

Darker −30%#3E060E

Darker −40%#100104

More saturated +25%#DD0021

Less saturated −25%#AF2E41

Channel breakdown

R203

G18

B46

Red203 (79.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue350.92°

Saturation (HSL)83.71%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 12 · B 2E

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