Recognised as Colour

#CD0034

#CD0034
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD0034 is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 52 and HSL 345°, 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

#CD0034#CD0034

HEX#CD0034

RGBrgb(205, 0, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.2039

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(344.8, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 74.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,932

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#32FFCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534D34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#80732Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E2001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.4 Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Brown · ΔE 20.2 Dark red · ΔE 24.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.8 Maroon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.42, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD99

Analogous#CD009B, #CD3200

Triadic#34CD00, #0034CD

Split complementary#00CD32, #009BCD

Tetradic#9BCD00, #00CD99, #3200CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9AB4

Lighter +30%#FF678E

Lighter +20%#FF3467

Lighter +10%#FF0141

Darker −10%#9A0027

Darker −20%#67001A

Darker −30%#34000D

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0034

Less saturated −25%#B31A41

Channel breakdown

R205

B52

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue344.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 34

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