Recognised as Colour
#CC344A
- #CC344A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CC344A is a red with RGB values 204, 52, 74 and HSL 351°, 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 Crimson.
Colour values
#CC344A#CC344A
HEX#CC344A
RGBrgb(204, 52, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2039, 0.2902
RGB percentages80%, 20.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(351.3, 59.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 74.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 74.5%, 63.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,382,730
CSS custom property--colour: #CC344A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#33CBB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34CCB6
Analogous#CC3496, #CC6A34
Triadic#4ACC34, #344ACC
Split complementary#34CC6A, #3496CC
Tetradic#96CC34, #34CCB6, #6A34CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G52
B74
Red204 (80%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue351.32°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 34 · B 4A
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