Recognised as Colour

#CD391E

#CD391E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CD391E is a red with RGB values 205, 57, 30 and HSL 9°, 74%, 46%. 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

#CD391E#CD391E

HEX#CD391E

RGBrgb(205, 57, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2235, 0.1176

RGB percentages80.4%, 22.4%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(9.3, 74.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 85.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 72.2%, 85.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,449,502

CSS custom property--colour: #CD391E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 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#32C6E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665A18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7B14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E20035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Tomato · ΔE 15.5 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Dark red · ΔE 21.1 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Chocolate · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EB2CD

Analogous#CD1E5A, #CD911E

Triadic#1ECD39, #391ECD

Split complementary#1ECD91, #1E5ACD

Tetradic#5ACD1E, #1EB2CD, #911ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C9C1

Lighter +30%#EFA395

Lighter +20%#E97C68

Lighter +10%#E2553C

Darker −10%#A12D17

Darker −20%#742011

Darker −30%#48140A

Darker −40%#1B0804

More saturated +25%#EA2501

Less saturated −25%#B04D3B

Channel breakdown

R205

G57

B30

Red205 (80.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue9.26°

Saturation (HSL)74.47%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 39 · B 1E

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