Colour

#CC0050

#CC0050
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC0050 is a red with RGB values 204, 0, 80 and HSL 336°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CC0050#CC0050

HEX#CC0050

RGBrgb(204, 0, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.3137

RGB percentages80%, 0%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(336.5, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,424

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#33FFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4E51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D734Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Tritanopia#E0002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18 Brown · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CC7C

Analogous#CC00B6, #CC1600

Triadic#50CC00, #0050CC

Split complementary#00CC16, #00B6CC

Tetradic#B6CC00, #00CC7C, #1600CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF99C1

Lighter +30%#FF66A2

Lighter +20%#FF3383

Lighter +10%#FF0064

Darker −10%#99003C

Darker −20%#660028

Darker −30%#330014

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0050

Less saturated −25%#B31955

Channel breakdown

R204

B80

Red204 (80%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue336.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B 50

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