Colour

#CC0012

#CC0012
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC0012 is a red with RGB values 204, 0, 18 and HSL 355°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CC0012#CC0012

HEX#CC0012

RGBrgb(204, 0, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.0706

RGB percentages80%, 0%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(354.7, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 91.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,362

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0012;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#33FFED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554B0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#817200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E2000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.9 Firebrick · ΔE 18 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Red · ΔE 23.2 Orange red · ΔE 23.7 Dark red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CCBA

Analogous#CC0078, #CC5400

Triadic#12CC00, #0012CC

Split complementary#00CC54, #0078CC

Tetradic#78CC00, #00CCBA, #5400CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF99A2

Lighter +30%#FF6673

Lighter +20%#FF3345

Lighter +10%#FF0016

Darker −10%#99000D

Darker −20%#660009

Darker −30%#330004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0012

Less saturated −25%#B31927

Channel breakdown

R204

B18

Red204 (80%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue354.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B 12

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