Colour

#CC0033

#CC0033
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC0033 is a red with RGB values 204, 0, 51 and HSL 345°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CC0033#CC0033

HEX#CC0033

HEX (short)#C03

RGBrgb(204, 0, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.2

RGB percentages80%, 0%, 20%

HSLhsl(345, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 75%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,395

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0033;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#33FFCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524C32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80732Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E1001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.7 Firebrick · ΔE 14 Brown · ΔE 19.9 Dark red · ΔE 24.4 Tomato · ΔE 25.7 Maroon · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.73, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CC99

Analogous#CC0099, #CC3300

Triadic#33CC00, #0033CC

Split complementary#00CC33, #0099CC

Tetradic#99CC00, #00CC99, #3300CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF99B3

Lighter +30%#FF668C

Lighter +20%#FF3366

Lighter +10%#FF0040

Darker −10%#990026

Darker −20%#66001A

Darker −30%#33000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0033

Less saturated −25%#B31940

Channel breakdown

R204

B51

Red204 (80%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B 33

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