Recognised as Colour

#CD244A

#CD244A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD244A is a red with RGB values 205, 36, 74 and HSL 347°, 70%, 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

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HEX#CD244A

RGBrgb(205, 36, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1412, 0.2902

RGB percentages80.4%, 14.1%, 29%

HSLhsl(346.5, 70.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 82.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 82.4%, 63.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,444,170

CSS custom property--colour: #CD244A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#32DBB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58554Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#827745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E10035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Brown · ΔE 18.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Dark red · ΔE 29.1 Salmon · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24CDA7

Analogous#CD249E, #CD5224

Triadic#4ACD24, #244ACD

Split complementary#24CD52, #249FCD

Tetradic#9FCD24, #24CDA7, #5324CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C8D2

Lighter +30%#EE9CAF

Lighter +20%#E6718B

Lighter +10%#DE4668

Darker −10%#A21C3A

Darker −20%#76152B

Darker −30%#4B0D1B

Darker −40%#1F060B

More saturated +25%#EB0639

Less saturated −25%#AF425B

Channel breakdown

R205

G36

B74

Red205 (80.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue346.51°

Saturation (HSL)70.12%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 24 · B 4A

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