Recognised as Colour
#CD3E42
- #CD3E42
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD3E42 is a red with RGB values 205, 62, 66 and HSL 358°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#CD3E42#CD3E42
HEX#CD3E42
RGBrgb(205, 62, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2431, 0.2588
RGB percentages80.4%, 24.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(358.3, 58.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 69.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 67.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,450,818
CSS custom property--colour: #CD3E42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#32C1BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3ECDC9
Analogous#CD3E8A, #CD813E
Triadic#42CD3E, #3E42CD
Split complementary#3ECD81, #3E8ACD
Tetradic#8ACD3E, #3ECDC9, #813ECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G62
B66
Red205 (80.4%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue358.32°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 3E · B 42
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