Colour

#CD265F

#CD265F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CD265F is a red with RGB values 205, 38, 95 and HSL 340°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CD265F#CD265F

HEX#CD265F

RGBrgb(205, 38, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.149, 0.3725

RGB percentages80.4%, 14.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(339.5, 68.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 81.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.5%, 53.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,444,703

CSS custom property--colour: #CD265F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#32D9A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555860no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#80785Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#E00040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8 Deep pink · ΔE 26.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 24.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26CD94

Analogous#CD26B3, #CD4126

Triadic#5FCD26, #265FCD

Split complementary#26CD41, #26B3CD

Tetradic#B3CD26, #26CD94, #4026CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5CAD9

Lighter +30%#ED9FBA

Lighter +20%#E5749B

Lighter +10%#DD497B

Darker −10%#A21E4B

Darker −20%#771637

Darker −30%#4C0E23

Darker −40%#21060F

More saturated +25%#EB0855

Less saturated −25%#AF4469

Channel breakdown

R205

G38

B95

Red205 (80.4%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue339.52°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 26 · B 5F

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