Colour

#CC2200

#CC2200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CC2200 is a red with RGB values 204, 34, 0 and HSL 10°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#CC2200#CC2200

HEX#CC2200

HEX (short)#C20

RGBrgb(204, 34, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1333, 0

RGB percentages80%, 13.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(10, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,378,048

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#33DDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#857600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E2001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 18.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Red · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00AACC

Analogous#CC0044, #CC8800

Triadic#00CC22, #2200CC

Split complementary#00CC88, #0044CC

Tetradic#44CC00, #00AACC, #8800CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFAA99

Lighter +30%#FF7F66

Lighter +20%#FF5533

Lighter +10%#FF2A00

Darker −10%#991900

Darker −20%#661100

Darker −30%#330900

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC2200

Less saturated −25%#B33319

Channel breakdown

R204

G34

Red204 (80%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 22 · B 00

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