Colour

#CC263E

#CC263E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC263E is a red with RGB values 204, 38, 62 and HSL 351°, 69%, 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

#CC263E#CC263E

HEX#CC263E

RGBrgb(204, 38, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.149, 0.2431

RGB percentages80%, 14.9%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(351.3, 68.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 81.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 69.6%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,379,134

CSS custom property--colour: #CC263E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#33D9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A543Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#837739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E00031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.9 Firebrick · ΔE 12.7 Brown · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Dark red · ΔE 24.2 Tomato · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26CCB4

Analogous#CC2691, #CC6126

Triadic#3ECC26, #263ECC

Split complementary#26CC61, #2691CC

Tetradic#91CC26, #26CCB4, #6126CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C9CF

Lighter +30%#ED9EA9

Lighter +20%#E57384

Lighter +10%#DD485E

Darker −10%#A11E31

Darker −20%#761624

Darker −30%#4B0E17

Darker −40%#20060A

More saturated +25%#EA0828

Less saturated −25%#AE4454

Channel breakdown

R204

G38

B62

Red204 (80%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue351.33°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 26 · B 3E

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