Colour

#CD2C5E

#CD2C5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CD2C5E is a red with RGB values 205, 44, 94 and HSL 341°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#CD2C5E

RGBrgb(205, 44, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1725, 0.3686

RGB percentages80.4%, 17.3%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(341.4, 64.7%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 78.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 78.5%, 54.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,446,238

CSS custom property--colour: #CD2C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#32D3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58595Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#817A5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E00042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23 Crimson · ΔE 23.2 Brown · ΔE 25.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CCD9B

Analogous#CD2CAF, #CD4A2C

Triadic#5ECD2C, #2C5ECD

Split complementary#2CCD4A, #2CAFCD

Tetradic#AFCD2C, #2CCD9B, #4A2CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D0DC

Lighter +30%#ECA6BC

Lighter +20%#E37C9C

Lighter +10%#DA527C

Darker −10%#A3234B

Darker −20%#791A37

Darker −30%#4F1124

Darker −40%#250811

More saturated +25%#EC0D52

Less saturated −25%#AE4B6A

Channel breakdown

R205

G44

B94

Red205 (80.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue341.37°

Saturation (HSL)64.66%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 2C · B 5E

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