Recognised as Colour

#CC0F05

#CC0F05
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CC0F05 is a red with RGB values 204, 15, 5 and HSL 3°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#CC0F05#CC0F05

HEX#CC0F05

RGBrgb(204, 15, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0588, 0.0196

RGB percentages80%, 5.9%, 2%

HSLhsl(3, 95.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3, 97.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 92.6%, 97.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,373,189

CSS custom property--colour: #CC0F05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#33F0FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#584C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#837300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E20013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8 Red · ΔE 20.9 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 22.7 Dark red · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05C2CC

Analogous#CC055F, #CC7205

Triadic#05CC0F, #0F05CC

Split complementary#05CC72, #055FCC

Tetradic#5FCC05, #05C2CC, #7305CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDA5A0

Lighter +30%#FB766F

Lighter +20%#FA463D

Lighter +10%#F9170B

Darker −10%#9A0B04

Darker −20%#680803

Darker −30%#370401

Darker −40%#050000

More saturated +25%#D10B00

Less saturated −25%#B2261F

Channel breakdown

R204

G15

Red204 (80%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue3.02°

Saturation (HSL)95.22%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 0F · B 05

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