Recognised as Colour

#CC4E49

#CC4E49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CC4E49 is a red with RGB values 204, 78, 73 and HSL 2°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CC4E49#CC4E49

HEX#CC4E49

RGBrgb(204, 78, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3059, 0.2863

RGB percentages80%, 30.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(2.3, 56.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 64.2%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 61.8%, 64.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,389,385

CSS custom property--colour: #CC4E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#33B1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6748no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8246no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Tritanopia#DF334Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.2 Brown · ΔE 12.9 Firebrick · ΔE 15.3 Salmon · ΔE 17.4 Light coral · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49C7CC

Analogous#CC4986, #CC9049

Triadic#49CC4E, #4E49CC

Split complementary#49CC90, #4986CC

Tetradic#85CC49, #49C7CC, #9049CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9E9E8

Lighter +30%#EDC2C1

Lighter +20%#E29B99

Lighter +10%#D77571

Darker −10%#B13631

Darker −20%#892A26

Darker −30%#611E1B

Darker −40%#391210

More saturated +25%#E9332C

Less saturated −25%#AF6966

Channel breakdown

R204

G78

B73

Red204 (80%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue2.29°

Saturation (HSL)56.22%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 4E · B 49

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