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Recognised as Colour

#CB3A51

  • #CB3A51
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CB3A51 is a red with RGB values 203, 58, 81 and HSL 350°, 58%, 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

#CB3A51#CB3A51
HEX#CB3A51
RGBrgb(203, 58, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2275, 0.3176
RGB percentages79.6%, 22.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(350.5, 58.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 71.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 60.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,318,737
CSS custom property--colour: #CB3A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#34C5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#615D51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#867B4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DE0F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3ACBB4
Analogous#CB3A99, #CB6B3A
Triadic#51CB3A, #3A51CB
Split complementary#3ACB6B, #3A9ACB
Tetradic#9ACB3A, #3ACBB4, #6C3ACB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6DBE0
Lighter +30%#EBB3BC
Lighter +20%#E08B98
Lighter +10%#D66275
Darker −10%#A62C3F
Darker −20%#7E2130
Darker −30%#551721
Darker −40%#2D0C11
More saturated +25%#EA1B3C
Less saturated −25%#AC5966

Channel breakdown

R203
G58
B81
Red203 (79.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue350.48°
Saturation (HSL)58.23%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 3A · B 51

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