Recognised as Colour

#CC2248

#CC2248
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC2248 is a red with RGB values 204, 34, 72 and HSL 347°, 71%, 47%. 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

#CC2248#CC2248

HEX#CC2248

RGBrgb(204, 34, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1333, 0.2824

RGB percentages80%, 13.3%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(346.6, 71.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 83.3%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 64.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,378,120

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#33DDB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#817743no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E00033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.2 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Dark red · ΔE 28.5 Maroon · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22CCA6

Analogous#CC229D, #CC5122

Triadic#48CC22, #2248CC

Split complementary#22CC51, #229DCC

Tetradic#9DCC22, #22CCA6, #5122CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C5D0

Lighter +30%#EE99AC

Lighter +20%#E76D88

Lighter +10%#DF4265

Darker −10%#A01B39

Darker −20%#751329

Darker −30%#490C1A

Darker −40%#1D050A

More saturated +25%#EA0438

Less saturated −25%#AE4058

Channel breakdown

R204

G34

B72

Red204 (80%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue346.59°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 22 · B 48

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Harmonies

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CC2248 (chemical formula)

Formula
27,012.739 g/mol
2249 atoms

CC2248 has a molar mass of 27,012.739 g/mol, made up of 2249 atoms across 1 element: 2249 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass27,012.739 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2249

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.4855708 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.2293707 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 2249)27,012.739 g/mol, 100%

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