Recognised as Colour

#CD0049

#CD0049
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD0049 is a red with RGB values 205, 0, 73 and HSL 339°, 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

#CD0049#CD0049

HEX#CD0049

RGBrgb(205, 0, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.2863

RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(338.6, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,434,953

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#32FFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7444no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E1002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 27 Dark red · ΔE 32 Deep pink · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CD84

Analogous#CD00B0, #CD1D00

Triadic#49CD00, #0049CD

Split complementary#00CD1D, #00B0CD

Tetradic#B0CD00, #00CD84, #1D00CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9ABE

Lighter +30%#FF679D

Lighter +20%#FF347C

Lighter +10%#FF015B

Darker −10%#9A0037

Darker −20%#670025

Darker −30%#340013

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD0049

Less saturated −25%#B31A50

Channel breakdown

R205

B73

Red205 (80.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue338.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B 49

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