Recognised as Colour
#CD4A39
- #CD4A39
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CD4A39 is a red with RGB values 205, 74, 57 and HSL 7°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#CD4A39#CD4A39
HEX#CD4A39
RGBrgb(205, 74, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2902, 0.2235
RGB percentages80.4%, 29%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(6.9, 59.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 72.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 72.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,453,881
CSS custom property--colour: #CD4A39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#32B5C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39BCCD
Analogous#CD3972, #CD9439
Triadic#39CD4A, #4A39CD
Split complementary#39CD94, #3972CD
Tetradic#72CD39, #39BCCD, #9439CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G74
B57
Red205 (80.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue6.89°
Saturation (HSL)59.68%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 4A · B 39
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