Colour

#CD2056

#CD2056
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD2056 is a red with RGB values 205, 32, 86 and HSL 341°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CD2056#CD2056

HEX#CD2056

RGBrgb(205, 32, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1255, 0.3373

RGB percentages80.4%, 12.5%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(341.3, 73%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 84.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 84.4%, 58%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,443,158

CSS custom property--colour: #CD2056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#32DFA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545557no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#807752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E00039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Brown · ΔE 24.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20CD97

Analogous#CD20AC, #CD4020

Triadic#56CD20, #2056CD

Split complementary#20CD40, #20ACCD

Tetradic#ADCD20, #20CD97, #4120CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C3D3

Lighter +30%#EF97B3

Lighter +20%#E86B92

Lighter +10%#E13F72

Darker −10%#A11943

Darker −20%#751231

Darker −30%#490B1E

Darker −40%#1D040C

More saturated +25%#EB024B

Less saturated −25%#AF3E61

Channel breakdown

R205

G32

B86

Red205 (80.4%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue341.27°

Saturation (HSL)73%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 20 · B 56

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