Recognised as Colour
#CD0E00
- #CD0E00
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#CD0E00 is a red with RGB values 205, 14, 0 and HSL 4°, 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 Orange red.
Colour values
#CD0E00#CD0E00
HEX#CD0E00
RGBrgb(205, 14, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.0549, 0
RGB percentages80.4%, 5.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(4.1, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 93.2%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,438,464
CSS custom property--colour: #CD0E00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 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#363636
Inverted#32F1FF
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#00BFCD
Analogous#CD0059, #CD7500
Triadic#00CD0E, #0E00CD
Split complementary#00CD75, #0058CD
Tetradic#58CD00, #00BFCD, #7500CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G14
B0
Red205 (80.4%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue4.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 0E · B 00
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