Colour

#CD0006

#CD0006
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#CD0006 is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 6 and HSL 358°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#CD0006#CD0006

HEX#CD0006

RGBrgb(205, 0, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.0235

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(358.2, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 97.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,886

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#32FFF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#827300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Tritanopia#E3000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 20.1 Orange red · ΔE 20.4 Firebrick · ΔE 21.4 Crimson · ΔE 22 Tomato · ΔE 23.5 Dark red · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CDC7

Analogous#CD006D, #CD6100

Triadic#06CD00, #0006CD

Split complementary#00CD61, #006DCD

Tetradic#6CCD00, #00CDC7, #6100CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9A9D

Lighter +30%#FF676B

Lighter +20%#FF343A

Lighter +10%#FF0108

Darker −10%#9A0005

Darker −20%#670003

Darker −30%#340002

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0006

Less saturated −25%#B31A1E

Channel breakdown

R205

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue358.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 06

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