Recognised as Colour
#CC1E35
- #CC1E35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CC1E35 is a red with RGB values 204, 30, 53 and HSL 352°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CC1E35#CC1E35
HEX#CC1E35
RGBrgb(204, 30, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1176, 0.2078
RGB percentages80%, 11.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(352.1, 74.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 85.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 74%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,377,077
CSS custom property--colour: #CC1E35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#33E1CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1ECCB5
Analogous#CC1E8C, #CC5E1E
Triadic#35CC1E, #1E35CC
Split complementary#1ECC5E, #1E8CCC
Tetradic#8CCC1E, #1ECCB5, #5E1ECC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G30
B53
Red204 (80%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue352.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 1E · B 35
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