Recognised as Colour

#CC391E

#CC391E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC391E is a red with RGB values 204, 57, 30 and HSL 9°, 74%, 46%. 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

#CC391E#CC391E

HEX#CC391E

RGBrgb(204, 57, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2235, 0.1176

RGB percentages80%, 22.4%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(9.3, 74.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 85.3%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 72.1%, 85.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,383,966

CSS custom property--colour: #CC391E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#33C6E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665A18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7B14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E10035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.4 Tomato · ΔE 15.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.8 Crimson · ΔE 20.9 Brown · ΔE 21.4 Chocolate · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EB1CC

Analogous#CC1E5A, #CC901E

Triadic#1ECC39, #391ECC

Split complementary#1ECC90, #1E5ACC

Tetradic#5ACC1E, #1EB1CC, #901ECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C9C0

Lighter +30%#EFA294

Lighter +20%#E97B67

Lighter +10%#E2553B

Darker −10%#A02D17

Darker −20%#732011

Darker −30%#47140A

Darker −40%#1A0704

More saturated +25%#E92501

Less saturated −25%#AF4D3B

Channel breakdown

R204

G57

B30

Red204 (80%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue9.31°

Saturation (HSL)74.36%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 39 · B 1E

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