Colour

#CC0200

#CC0200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CC0200 is a red with RGB values 204, 2, 0 and HSL 1°, 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 Orange red.

Colour values

#CC0200#CC0200

HEX#CC0200

RGBrgb(204, 2, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0078, 0

RGB percentages80%, 0.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(0.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,856

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0200;

Brightness & contrast

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

Perceived brightness111.6 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#33FDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#827200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#E2000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 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

Orange red · ΔE 19.3 Red · ΔE 19.5 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Crimson · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 24.2 Dark red · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CACC

Analogous#CC0064, #CC6800

Triadic#00CC02, #0200CC

Split complementary#00CC68, #0064CC

Tetradic#64CC00, #00CACC, #6800CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9A99

Lighter +30%#FF6766

Lighter +20%#FF3533

Lighter +10%#FF0200

Darker −10%#990100

Darker −20%#660100

Darker −30%#330000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0200

Less saturated −25%#B31B19

Channel breakdown

R204

Red204 (80%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue0.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 02 · B 00

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Colour values

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