Colour

#CB2050

#CB2050
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CB2050 is a red with RGB values 203, 32, 80 and HSL 343°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CB2050#CB2050

HEX#CB2050

RGBrgb(203, 32, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1255, 0.3137

RGB percentages79.6%, 12.5%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(343.2, 72.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 84.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.2%, 60.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,312,080

CSS custom property--colour: #CB2050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#34DFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F764Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17 Brown · ΔE 21.6 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Indian red · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8 Light coral · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20CB9B

Analogous#CB20A5, #CB4520

Triadic#50CB20, #2050CB

Split complementary#20CB45, #20A6CB

Tetradic#A6CB20, #20CB9B, #4620CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C2D0

Lighter +30%#EE96AF

Lighter +20%#E76A8D

Lighter +10%#E03E6B

Darker −10%#9F193F

Darker −20%#73122D

Darker −30%#470B1C

Darker −40%#1B040B

More saturated +25%#E80343

Less saturated −25%#AE3D5D

Channel breakdown

R203

G32

B80

Red203 (79.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue343.16°

Saturation (HSL)72.77%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 20 · B 50

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