Recognised as Colour

#CD225A

#CD225A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD225A is a red with RGB values 205, 34, 90 and HSL 340°, 72%, 47%. 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

#CD225A#CD225A

HEX#CD225A

RGBrgb(205, 34, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1333, 0.3529

RGB percentages80.4%, 13.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(340.4, 71.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 83.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 83.4%, 56.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,443,674

CSS custom property--colour: #CD225A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#32DDA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#54565Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#807856no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E0003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Brown · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 27.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22CD95

Analogous#CD22AF, #CD4022

Triadic#5ACD22, #225ACD

Split complementary#22CD3F, #22AFCD

Tetradic#AFCD22, #22CD95, #4022CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C6D5

Lighter +30%#EE9AB5

Lighter +20%#E76E96

Lighter +10%#E04276

Darker −10%#A11B47

Darker −20%#761334

Darker −30%#4A0C20

Darker −40%#1E050D

More saturated +25%#EB0450

Less saturated −25%#AF4064

Channel breakdown

R205

G34

B90

Red205 (80.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue340.35°

Saturation (HSL)71.55%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 22 · B 5A

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