Recognised as Colour
#CD0333
- #CD0333
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CD0333 is a red with RGB values 205, 3, 51 and HSL 346°, 97%, 41%. 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
#CD0333#CD0333
HEX#CD0333
RGBrgb(205, 3, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0118, 0.2
RGB percentages80.4%, 1.2%, 20%
HSLhsl(345.7, 97.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 98.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 98.5%, 75.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,435,699
CSS custom property--colour: #CD0333;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#32FCCC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03CD9D
Analogous#CD0398, #CD3803
Triadic#33CD03, #0333CD
Split complementary#03CD38, #0398CD
Tetradic#98CD03, #03CD9D, #3803CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G3
B51
Red205 (80.4%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue345.74°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 03 · B 33
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