Colour

#CB1B50

#CB1B50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB1B50 is a red with RGB values 203, 27, 80 and HSL 342°, 77%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#CB1B50

RGBrgb(203, 27, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1059, 0.3137

RGB percentages79.6%, 10.6%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(341.9, 76.5%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 86.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 60.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,310,800

CSS custom property--colour: #CB1B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#34E4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535251no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F754Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.2 Brown · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 23.6 Indian red · ΔE 24 Deep pink · ΔE 31.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1BCB96

Analogous#CB1BA8, #CB3E1B

Triadic#50CB1B, #1B50CB

Split complementary#1BCB3E, #1BA8CB

Tetradic#A8CB1B, #1BCB96, #3E1BCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6BCCD

Lighter +30%#F08FAC

Lighter +20%#EA628B

Lighter +10%#E4356A

Darker −10%#9E153E

Darker −20%#710F2D

Darker −30%#44091B

Darker −40%#170309

More saturated +25%#E60045

Less saturated −25%#AE385B

Channel breakdown

R203

G27

B80

Red203 (79.6%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue341.93°

Saturation (HSL)76.52%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 1B · B 50

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Colour values

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