Recognised as Colour

#CD342A

#CD342A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CD342A is a red with RGB values 205, 52, 42 and HSL 4°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#CD342A#CD342A

HEX#CD342A

RGBrgb(205, 52, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2039, 0.1647

RGB percentages80.4%, 20.4%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(3.7, 66%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 79.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 74.6%, 79.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,448,234

CSS custom property--colour: #CD342A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 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#545454

Inverted#32CBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635927no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#897A23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E20033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 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

Firebrick · ΔE 9.2 Crimson · ΔE 15 Tomato · ΔE 16.3 Brown · ΔE 17.4 Dark red · ΔE 20 Maroon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AC3CD

Analogous#CD2A72, #CD852A

Triadic#2ACD34, #342ACD

Split complementary#2ACD86, #2A71CD

Tetradic#72CD2A, #2AC3CD, #852ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D0CE

Lighter +30%#ECA8A4

Lighter +20%#E48079

Lighter +10%#DB584F

Darker −10%#A32921

Darker −20%#781F19

Darker −30%#4E1410

Darker −40%#240907

More saturated +25%#EC190B

Less saturated −25%#AE4F49

Channel breakdown

R205

G52

B42

Red205 (80.4%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue3.68°

Saturation (HSL)65.99%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 34 · B 2A

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