Recognised as Colour

#CC3736

#CC3736
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC3736 is a red with RGB values 204, 55, 54 and HSL 0°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#CC3736#CC3736

HEX#CC3736

RGBrgb(204, 55, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2157, 0.2118

RGB percentages80%, 21.6%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(0.4, 59.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.4, 73.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 73%, 73.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,383,478

CSS custom property--colour: #CC3736;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#33C8C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635A34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#887B31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E00039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.1 Crimson · ΔE 13.2 Brown · ΔE 13.5 Tomato · ΔE 18.6 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Dark red · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36CBCC

Analogous#CC3680, #CC8236

Triadic#36CC37, #3736CC

Split complementary#36CC82, #3680CC

Tetradic#80CC36, #36CBCC, #8236CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D9D9

Lighter +30%#EBB0B0

Lighter +20%#E18887

Lighter +10%#D65F5F

Darker −10%#A52B2A

Darker −20%#7C2020

Darker −30%#541615

Darker −40%#2B0B0B

More saturated +25%#EC1816

Less saturated −25%#AD5656

Channel breakdown

R204

G55

B54

Red204 (80%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue0.4°

Saturation (HSL)59.52%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 37 · B 36

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CC3736 (chemical formula)

Formula
44,885.107 g/mol
3737 atoms

CC3736 has a molar mass of 44,885.107 g/mol, made up of 3737 atoms across 1 element: 3737 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass44,885.107 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3737

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule7.4533474 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.341679 × 10^19

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 3737)44,885.107 g/mol, 100%

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