Recognised as Colour

#CD0B51

#CD0B51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD0B51 is a red with RGB values 205, 11, 81 and HSL 338°, 90%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#CD0B51

RGBrgb(205, 11, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0431, 0.3176

RGB percentages80.4%, 4.3%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(338.4, 89.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 94.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 94.6%, 60.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,437,777

CSS custom property--colour: #CD0B51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#32F4AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E754Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E10031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.8 Brown · ΔE 25.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0BCD87

Analogous#CD0BB2, #CD260B

Triadic#51CD0B, #0B51CD

Split complementary#0BCD26, #0BB2CD

Tetradic#B2CD0B, #0BCD87, #260BCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAAAC7

Lighter +30%#F879A7

Lighter +20%#F54987

Lighter +10%#F31867

Darker −10%#9D083E

Darker −20%#6C062B

Darker −30%#3C0318

Darker −40%#0B0104

More saturated +25%#D8004E

Less saturated −25%#B22659

Channel breakdown

R205

G11

B81

Red205 (80.4%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue338.35°

Saturation (HSL)89.81%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 0B · B 51

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