Colour

#CB385F

#CB385F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CB385F is a red with RGB values 203, 56, 95 and HSL 344°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CB385F#CB385F

HEX#CB385F

RGBrgb(203, 56, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2196, 0.3725

RGB percentages79.6%, 22%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(344.1, 58.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 72.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 72.4%, 53.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,318,239

CSS custom property--colour: #CB385F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#34C7A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5E60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#837B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DD1448no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 23.2 Crimson · ΔE 24.2 Light coral · ΔE 26.3 Firebrick · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38CBA4

Analogous#CB38A9, #CB5A38

Triadic#5FCB38, #385FCB

Split complementary#38CB5A, #38A9CB

Tetradic#A9CB38, #38CBA4, #5A38CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5DAE1

Lighter +30%#EBB1C1

Lighter +20%#E089A0

Lighter +10%#D66080

Darker −10%#A52B4B

Darker −20%#7C2139

Darker −30%#541626

Darker −40%#2C0B14

More saturated +25%#EA1950

Less saturated −25%#AC576E

Channel breakdown

R203

G56

B95

Red203 (79.6%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue344.08°

Saturation (HSL)58.57%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 38 · B 5F

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