Colour
#CC5945
- #CC5945
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#CC5945 is a red with RGB values 204, 89, 69 and HSL 9°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#CC5945#CC5945
HEX#CC5945
RGBrgb(204, 89, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.349, 0.2706
RGB percentages80%, 34.9%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(8.9, 57%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 66.2%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 66.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,392,197
CSS custom property--colour: #CC5945;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#33A6BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45B8CC
Analogous#CC4574, #CC9D45
Triadic#45CC59, #5945CC
Split complementary#45CC9D, #4574CC
Tetradic#74CC45, #45B8CC, #9D45CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G89
B69
Red204 (80%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue8.89°
Saturation (HSL)56.96%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 59 · B 45
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