Recognised as Colour

#CD3C2E

#CD3C2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CD3C2E is a red with RGB values 205, 60, 46 and HSL 5°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#CD3C2E#CD3C2E

HEX#CD3C2E

RGBrgb(205, 60, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2353, 0.1804

RGB percentages80.4%, 23.5%, 18%

HSLhsl(5.3, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,450,286

CSS custom property--colour: #CD3C2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#32C3D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7C28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E2003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.2 Tomato · ΔE 15.7 Brown · ΔE 16 Crimson · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EBFCD

Analogous#CD2E70, #CD8B2E

Triadic#2ECD3C, #3C2ECD

Split complementary#2ECD8B, #2E70CD

Tetradic#70CD2E, #2EBFCD, #8B2ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D5D2

Lighter +30%#ECAEA8

Lighter +20%#E2887F

Lighter +10%#D96155

Darker −10%#A33025

Darker −20%#7A241B

Darker −30%#501712

Darker −40%#260B09

More saturated +25%#EC220F

Less saturated −25%#AE564D

Channel breakdown

R205

G60

B46

Red205 (80.4%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue5.28°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 3C · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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