Recognised as Colour

#CD0026

#CD0026
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD0026 is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 38 and HSL 349°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#CD0026#CD0026

HEX#CD0026

RGBrgb(205, 0, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.149

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(348.9, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 81.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,918

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#32FFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544C24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#81731Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E20017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.9 Firebrick · ΔE 13.6 Brown · ΔE 22.2 Tomato · ΔE 22.7 Dark red · ΔE 23 Maroon · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CDA7

Analogous#CD008D, #CD4100

Triadic#26CD00, #0026CD

Split complementary#00CD40, #008DCD

Tetradic#8CCD00, #00CDA7, #4000CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9AAD

Lighter +30%#FF6783

Lighter +20%#FF345A

Lighter +10%#FF0130

Darker −10%#9A001D

Darker −20%#670013

Darker −30%#34000A

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0026

Less saturated −25%#B31A36

Channel breakdown

R205

B38

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue348.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 26

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Colour values

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