Recognised as Colour
#CE0028
- #CE0028
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CE0028 is a red with RGB values 206, 0, 40 and HSL 348°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CE0028#CE0028
HEX#CE0028
RGBrgb(206, 0, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0, 0.1569
RGB percentages80.8%, 0%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(348.3, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 80.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,500,456
CSS custom property--colour: #CE0028;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#31FFD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00CEA6
Analogous#CE008F, #CE3F00
Triadic#28CE00, #0028CE
Split complementary#00CE3F, #008FCE
Tetradic#8FCE00, #00CEA6, #3F00CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G0
B40
Red206 (80.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue348.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 00 · B 28
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