Recognised as Colour
#CC1E5A
- #CC1E5A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CC1E5A is a red with RGB values 204, 30, 90 and HSL 339°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CC1E5A#CC1E5A
HEX#CC1E5A
RGBrgb(204, 30, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1176, 0.3529
RGB percentages80%, 11.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(339.3, 74.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 85.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 55.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,377,114
CSS custom property--colour: #CC1E5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#33E1A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1ECC90
Analogous#CC1EB1, #CC391E
Triadic#5ACC1E, #1E5ACC
Split complementary#1ECC39, #1EB1CC
Tetradic#B1CC1E, #1ECC90, #391ECC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G30
B90
Red204 (80%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 1E · B 5A
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