Recognised as Colour
#CD3D2E
- #CD3D2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD3D2E is a red with RGB values 205, 61, 46 and HSL 6°, 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
#CD3D2E#CD3D2E
HEX#CD3D2E
RGBrgb(205, 61, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2392, 0.1804
RGB percentages80.4%, 23.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(5.7, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 70.2%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,450,542
CSS custom property--colour: #CD3D2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#32C2D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EBECD
Analogous#CD2E6E, #CD8D2E
Triadic#2ECD3D, #3D2ECD
Split complementary#2ECD8C, #2E6FCD
Tetradic#6FCD2E, #2EBECD, #8D2ECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G61
B46
Red205 (80.4%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue5.66°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 3D · B 2E
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