Recognised as Colour

#CC2E37

#CC2E37
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC2E37 is a red with RGB values 204, 46, 55 and HSL 357°, 63%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#CC2E37#CC2E37

HEX#CC2E37

RGBrgb(204, 46, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1804, 0.2157

RGB percentages80%, 18%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(356.6, 63.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 77.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 77.5%, 73%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,381,175

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2E37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#33D1C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5736no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#867831no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#E10033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.9 Crimson · ΔE 10.2 Brown · ΔE 14.3 Tomato · ΔE 20.7 Dark red · ΔE 21.4 Indian red · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ECCC3

Analogous#CC2E86, #CC742E

Triadic#37CC2E, #2E37CC

Split complementary#2ECC74, #2E86CC

Tetradic#86CC2E, #2ECCC3, #742ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D1D3

Lighter +30%#EBA8AC

Lighter +20%#E27E84

Lighter +10%#D9545C

Darker −10%#A2252C

Darker −20%#791B21

Darker −30%#4F1215

Darker −40%#26080A

More saturated +25%#EB0F1B

Less saturated −25%#AD4D53

Channel breakdown

R204

G46

B55

Red204 (80%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue356.58°

Saturation (HSL)63.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 2E · B 37

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