Colour
#CD324C
- #CD324C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CD324C is a red with RGB values 205, 50, 76 and HSL 350°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CD324C#CD324C
HEX#CD324C
RGBrgb(205, 50, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.1961, 0.298
RGB percentages80.4%, 19.6%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(349.9, 60.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 75.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 75.6%, 62.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,447,756
CSS custom property--colour: #CD324C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#32CDB3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32CDB3
Analogous#CD3299, #CD6632
Triadic#4CCD32, #324CCD
Split complementary#32CD66, #3299CD
Tetradic#9ACD32, #32CDB3, #6632CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G50
B76
Red205 (80.4%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue349.94°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 32 · B 4C
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