Colour

#CB2042

#CB2042
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB2042 is a red with RGB values 203, 32, 66 and HSL 348°, 73%, 46%. 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

#CB2042#CB2042

HEX#CB2042

RGBrgb(203, 32, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1255, 0.2588

RGB percentages79.6%, 12.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(348.1, 72.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 84.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.2%, 67.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,312,066

CSS custom property--colour: #CB2042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#34DFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#81763Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.2 Firebrick · ΔE 15.5 Brown · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.2 Dark red · ΔE 26.2 Maroon · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20CBA9

Analogous#CB2098, #CB5420

Triadic#42CB20, #2042CB

Split complementary#20CB54, #2097CB

Tetradic#97CB20, #20CBA9, #5320CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C2CC

Lighter +30%#EE96A7

Lighter +20%#E76A83

Lighter +10%#E03E5E

Darker −10%#9F1934

Darker −20%#731225

Darker −30%#470B17

Darker −40%#1B0409

More saturated +25%#E80330

Less saturated −25%#AE3D54

Channel breakdown

R203

G32

B66

Red203 (79.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue348.07°

Saturation (HSL)72.77%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 20 · B 42

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