Recognised as Colour

#CC2C59

#CC2C59
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC2C59 is a red with RGB values 204, 44, 89 and HSL 343°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CC2C59#CC2C59

HEX#CC2C59

RGBrgb(204, 44, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1725, 0.349

RGB percentages80%, 17.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(343.1, 64.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 78.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 78.4%, 56.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,380,697

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#33D3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58595Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#817955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DF0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 21.4 Brown · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 25.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Light coral · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CCC9F

Analogous#CC2CA9, #CC4F2C

Triadic#59CC2C, #2C59CC

Split complementary#2CCC4F, #2CA9CC

Tetradic#A9CC2C, #2CCC9F, #4F2CCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5CFDA

Lighter +30%#ECA5B9

Lighter +20%#E37B98

Lighter +10%#DA5178

Darker −10%#A22347

Darker −20%#781A34

Darker −30%#4E1122

Darker −40%#240810

More saturated +25%#EB0D4B

Less saturated −25%#AD4B67

Channel breakdown

R204

G44

B89

Red204 (80%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue343.13°

Saturation (HSL)64.52%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 2C · B 59

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CC2C59 (chemical formula)

Formula
744.682 g/mol
62 atoms

CC2C59 has a molar mass of 744.682 g/mol, made up of 62 atoms across 1 element: 62 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass744.682 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule62

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.2365736 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.0868623 × 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 × 62)744.682 g/mol, 100%

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