Colour
#CD3548
- #CD3548
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CD3548 is a red with RGB values 205, 53, 72 and HSL 353°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CD3548#CD3548
HEX#CD3548
RGBrgb(205, 53, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2078, 0.2824
RGB percentages80.4%, 20.8%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(352.5, 60.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 74.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 64.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,448,520
CSS custom property--colour: #CD3548;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#32CAB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35CDBA
Analogous#CD3594, #CD6E35
Triadic#48CD35, #3548CD
Split complementary#35CD6E, #3594CD
Tetradic#94CD35, #35CDBA, #6E35CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G53
B72
Red205 (80.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 35 · B 48
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