Recognised as Colour

#CC261D

#CC261D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC261D is a red with RGB values 204, 38, 29 and HSL 3°, 75%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#CC261D#CC261D

HEX#CC261D

RGBrgb(204, 38, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.149, 0.1137

RGB percentages80%, 14.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(3.1, 75.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 85.8%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 85.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,379,101

CSS custom property--colour: #CC261D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#33D9E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5319no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#857611no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E10027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12.8 Crimson · ΔE 16.4 Tomato · ΔE 18.1 Dark red · ΔE 20.9 Brown · ΔE 22.1 Maroon · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DC3CC

Analogous#CC1D6B, #CC7E1D

Triadic#1DCC26, #261DCC

Split complementary#1DCC7E, #1D6BCC

Tetradic#6CCC1D, #1DC3CC, #7E1DCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C2BF

Lighter +30%#F09792

Lighter +20%#E96D66

Lighter +10%#E34239

Darker −10%#9F1E17

Darker −20%#731510

Darker −30%#460D0A

Darker −40%#190504

More saturated +25%#E90C00

Less saturated −25%#AF403A

Channel breakdown

R204

G38

B29

Red204 (80%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue3.09°

Saturation (HSL)75.11%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 26 · B 1D

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