Colour

#CC2D00

#CC2D00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#CC2D00 is a red with RGB values 204, 45, 0 and HSL 13°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#CC2D00#CC2D00

HEX#CC2D00

RGBrgb(204, 45, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1765, 0

RGB percentages80%, 17.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(13.2, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 77.9%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,380,864

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#33D2FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#887800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E10028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 18.4 Tomato · ΔE 20.6 Firebrick · ΔE 21.5 Red · ΔE 23.6 Chocolate · ΔE 25.3 Dark red · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009FCC

Analogous#CC0039, #CC9300

Triadic#00CC2D, #2D00CC

Split complementary#00CC93, #0039CC

Tetradic#39CC00, #009FCC, #9300CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB099

Lighter +30%#FF8866

Lighter +20%#FF6033

Lighter +10%#FF3800

Darker −10%#992200

Darker −20%#661700

Darker −30%#330B00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC2D00

Less saturated −25%#B33B19

Channel breakdown

R204

G45

Red204 (80%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue13.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 2D · B 00

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