Recognised as Colour

#CD352E

#CD352E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CD352E is a red with RGB values 205, 53, 46 and HSL 3°, 63%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#CD352E#CD352E

HEX#CD352E

RGBrgb(205, 53, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2078, 0.1804

RGB percentages80.4%, 20.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(2.6, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,448,494

CSS custom property--colour: #CD352E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#32CAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63592Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#897A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Tritanopia#E20035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.4 Crimson · ΔE 14.1 Brown · ΔE 16.1 Tomato · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 20 Maroon · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EC6CD

Analogous#CD2E76, #CD842E

Triadic#2ECD35, #352ECD

Split complementary#2ECD84, #2E77CD

Tetradic#77CD2E, #2EC6CD, #852ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D4D2

Lighter +30%#ECABA8

Lighter +20%#E2837F

Lighter +10%#D95B55

Darker −10%#A32A25

Darker −20%#7A1F1B

Darker −30%#501512

Darker −40%#260A09

More saturated +25%#EC180F

Less saturated −25%#AE524D

Channel breakdown

R205

G53

B46

Red205 (80.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue2.64°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 35 · B 2E

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