Recognised as Colour

#CC0044

#CC0044
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC0044 is a red with RGB values 204, 0, 68 and HSL 340°, 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

#CC0044#CC0044

HEX#CC0044

HEX (short)#C04

RGBrgb(204, 0, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.2667

RGB percentages80%, 0%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(340, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,412

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#33FFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504D44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E733Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E00027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Dark red · ΔE 29.9 Maroon · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CC88

Analogous#CC00AA, #CC2200

Triadic#44CC00, #0044CC

Split complementary#00CC22, #00AACC

Tetradic#AACC00, #00CC88, #2200CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF99BB

Lighter +30%#FF6699

Lighter +20%#FF3377

Lighter +10%#FF0055

Darker −10%#990033

Darker −20%#660022

Darker −30%#330011

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0044

Less saturated −25%#B3194C

Channel breakdown

R204

B68

Red204 (80%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B 44

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