Recognised as Colour
#CD2A13
- #CD2A13
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD2A13 is a red with RGB values 205, 42, 19 and HSL 7°, 83%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#CD2A13#CD2A13
HEX#CD2A13
RGBrgb(205, 42, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1647, 0.0745
RGB percentages80.4%, 16.5%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(7.4, 83%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 90.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 90.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,445,651
CSS custom property--colour: #CD2A13;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 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#4B4B4B
Inverted#32D5EC
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13B6CD
Analogous#CD1359, #CD8713
Triadic#13CD2A, #2A13CD
Split complementary#13CD87, #1359CD
Tetradic#59CD13, #13B6CD, #8713CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G42
B19
Red205 (80.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue7.42°
Saturation (HSL)83.04%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 2A · B 13
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