Recognised as Colour
#CD383A
- #CD383A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD383A is a red with RGB values 205, 56, 58 and HSL 359°, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#CD383A#CD383A
HEX#CD383A
RGBrgb(205, 56, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2196, 0.2275
RGB percentages80.4%, 22%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(359.2, 59.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 72.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 72.7%, 71.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,449,274
CSS custom property--colour: #CD383A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#32C7C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38CDCB
Analogous#CD3885, #CD8138
Triadic#3ACD38, #383ACD
Split complementary#38CD81, #3884CD
Tetradic#84CD38, #38CDCB, #8038CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G56
B58
Red205 (80.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue359.19°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 38 · B 3A
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