Colour

#CD1C44

#CD1C44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD1C44 is a red with RGB values 205, 28, 68 and HSL 346°, 76%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CD1C44#CD1C44

HEX#CD1C44

RGBrgb(205, 28, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1098, 0.2667

RGB percentages80.4%, 11%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(346.4, 76%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 86.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 86.3%, 66.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,442,116

CSS custom property--colour: #CD1C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#32E3BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565244no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#81763Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E1002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 17.1 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 23.3 Dark red · ΔE 27.7 Tomato · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1CCDA5

Analogous#CD1C9C, #CD4D1C

Triadic#44CD1C, #1C44CD

Split complementary#1CCD4D, #1C9CCD

Tetradic#9CCD1C, #1CCDA5, #4D1CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6BFCB

Lighter +30%#F092A7

Lighter +20%#EA6583

Lighter +10%#E4385F

Darker −10%#A01635

Darker −20%#731026

Darker −30%#460A17

Darker −40%#1A0308

More saturated +25%#E90035

Less saturated −25%#B03954

Channel breakdown

R205

G28

B68

Red205 (80.4%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue346.44°

Saturation (HSL)75.97%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 1C · B 44

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Colour values

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