Colour

#CC3436

#CC3436
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC3436 is a red with RGB values 204, 52, 54 and HSL 359°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#CC3436#CC3436

HEX#CC3436

RGBrgb(204, 52, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2039, 0.2118

RGB percentages80%, 20.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(359.2, 59.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 74.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 74.5%, 73.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,382,710

CSS custom property--colour: #CC3436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#33CBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615934no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#877A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E00037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.1 Crimson · ΔE 12.2 Brown · ΔE 13.7 Tomato · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 20.7 Dark red · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34CCCA

Analogous#CC3482, #CC7E34

Triadic#36CC34, #3436CC

Split complementary#34CC7E, #3482CC

Tetradic#82CC34, #34CCCA, #7E34CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D7D7

Lighter +30%#EBAEAF

Lighter +20%#E08687

Lighter +10%#D65D5E

Darker −10%#A4292B

Darker −20%#7B1F20

Darker −30%#521515

Darker −40%#2A0A0B

More saturated +25%#EC1417

Less saturated −25%#AC5455

Channel breakdown

R204

G52

B54

Red204 (80%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue359.21°

Saturation (HSL)59.84%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 34 · B 36

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