Colour

#CD0044

#CD0044
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD0044 is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 68 and HSL 340°, 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

#CD0044#CD0044

HEX#CD0044

RGBrgb(205, 0, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.2667

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(340.1, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,948

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#32FFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504E44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F743Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E10027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.8 Dark red · ΔE 30 Maroon · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD89

Analogous#CD00AA, #CD2300

Triadic#44CD00, #0044CD

Split complementary#00CD23, #00AACD

Tetradic#AACD00, #00CD89, #2300CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9ABC

Lighter +30%#FF6799

Lighter +20%#FF3477

Lighter +10%#FF0155

Darker −10%#9A0033

Darker −20%#670022

Darker −30%#340011

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0044

Less saturated −25%#B31A4D

Channel breakdown

R205

B68

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue340.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 44

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Colour values

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