Recognised as Colour
#CD351D
- #CD351D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD351D is a red with RGB values 205, 53, 29 and HSL 8°, 75%, 46%. 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
#CD351D#CD351D
HEX#CD351D
RGBrgb(205, 53, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2078, 0.1137
RGB percentages80.4%, 20.8%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(8.2, 75.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 85.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,448,477
CSS custom property--colour: #CD351D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#32CAE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1DB5CD
Analogous#CD1D5D, #CD8D1D
Triadic#1DCD35, #351DCD
Split complementary#1DCD8D, #1D5DCD
Tetradic#5DCD1D, #1DB5CD, #8D1DCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G53
B29
Red205 (80.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue8.18°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 35 · B 1D
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