Recognised as Colour

#CC3E21

#CC3E21
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CC3E21 is a red with RGB values 204, 62, 33 and HSL 10°, 72%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#CC3E21

RGBrgb(204, 62, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2431, 0.1294

RGB percentages80%, 24.3%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(10.2, 72.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 83.8%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 69.6%, 83.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,385,249

CSS custom property--colour: #CC3E21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#33C1DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685D1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7C19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E10039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 15.1 Brown · ΔE 20.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.8 Chocolate · ΔE 21.5 Crimson · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21AFCC

Analogous#CC2159, #CC9321

Triadic#21CC3E, #3E21CC

Split complementary#21CC93, #215ACC

Tetradic#59CC21, #21AFCC, #9321CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5CCC4

Lighter +30%#EEA698

Lighter +20%#E7816C

Lighter +10%#E05B40

Darker −10%#A0311A

Darker −20%#742313

Darker −30%#48160C

Darker −40%#1C0905

More saturated +25%#EA2A03

Less saturated −25%#AE523F

Channel breakdown

R204

G62

B33

Red204 (80%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue10.18°

Saturation (HSL)72.15%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 3E · B 21

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