Colour

#CD003E

#CD003E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD003E is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 62 and HSL 342°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CD003E#CD003E

HEX#CD003E

RGBrgb(205, 0, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.2431

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(341.9, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 69.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,942

CSS custom property--colour: #CD003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#32FFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#E20024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.7 Firebrick · ΔE 17.6 Brown · ΔE 20.8 Indian red · ΔE 27 Dark red · ΔE 27.7 Tomato · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD8F

Analogous#CD00A4, #CD2900

Triadic#3ECD00, #003ECD

Split complementary#00CD29, #00A4CD

Tetradic#A4CD00, #00CD8F, #2900CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9AB9

Lighter +30%#FF6795

Lighter +20%#FF3471

Lighter +10%#FF014E

Darker −10%#9A002F

Darker −20%#67001F

Darker −30%#340010

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD003E

Less saturated −25%#B31A48

Channel breakdown

R205

B62

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue341.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 3E

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