Recognised as Colour

#CC2F46

#CC2F46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CC2F46 is a red with RGB values 204, 47, 70 and HSL 351°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#CC2F46#CC2F46

HEX#CC2F46

RGBrgb(204, 47, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1843, 0.2745

RGB percentages80%, 18.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(351.2, 62.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 77%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 77%, 65.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,381,446

CSS custom property--colour: #CC2F46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#33D0B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5846no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#847941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E00039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.5 Firebrick · ΔE 14.9 Brown · ΔE 15.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.3 Dark red · ΔE 25.9 Tomato · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FCCB5

Analogous#CC2F94, #CC672F

Triadic#46CC2F, #2F46CC

Split complementary#2FCC67, #2F94CC

Tetradic#94CC2F, #2FCCB5, #672FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D2D7

Lighter +30%#EBA9B3

Lighter +20%#E27F8E

Lighter +10%#D85669

Darker −10%#A32538

Darker −20%#791C2A

Darker −30%#50121B

Darker −40%#26090D

More saturated +25%#EB1030

Less saturated −25%#AD4E5C

Channel breakdown

R204

G47

B70

Red204 (80%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue351.21°

Saturation (HSL)62.55%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 2F · B 46

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CC2F46 (chemical formula)

Formula
909.941 g/mol
49 atoms

CC2F46 has a molar mass of 909.941 g/mol, made up of 49 atoms across 2 elements: 3 × C, 46 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass909.941 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule49

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5109926 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6181662 × 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

C4%

F96%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 3.96%

Fluorine (F × 46)873.908 g/mol, 96.04%

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