Recognised as Colour

#CC244C

#CC244C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC244C is a red with RGB values 204, 36, 76 and HSL 346°, 70%, 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

#CC244C#CC244C

HEX#CC244C

RGBrgb(204, 36, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1412, 0.298

RGB percentages80%, 14.1%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(345.7, 70%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 82.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 82.4%, 62.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,378,636

CSS custom property--colour: #CC244C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#33DBB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57554Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#817747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E00036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.4 Brown · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Dark red · ΔE 29.9 Light coral · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24CCA4

Analogous#CC24A0, #CC5024

Triadic#4CCC24, #244CCC

Split complementary#24CC50, #24A0CC

Tetradic#A0CC24, #24CCA4, #5024CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C7D2

Lighter +30%#ED9CAF

Lighter +20%#E6708C

Lighter +10%#DE4569

Darker −10%#A11C3C

Darker −20%#75152C

Darker −30%#4A0D1C

Darker −40%#1F050B

More saturated +25%#EA063C

Less saturated −25%#AE425C

Channel breakdown

R204

G36

B76

Red204 (80%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue345.71°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 24 · B 4C

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CC244C (chemical formula)

Formula
2,954.706 g/mol
246 atoms

CC244C has a molar mass of 2,954.706 g/mol, made up of 246 atoms across 1 element: 246 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,954.706 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule246

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.9064047 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.0381523 × 10^20

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 × 246)2,954.706 g/mol, 100%

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