Recognised as Colour

#CE0222

#CE0222
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CE0222 is a red with RGB values 206, 2, 34 and HSL 351°, 98%, 41%. 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

#CE0222#CE0222

HEX#CE0222

RGBrgb(206, 2, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.0078, 0.1333

RGB percentages80.8%, 0.8%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(350.6, 98.1%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 99%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 99%, 83.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,500,962

CSS custom property--colour: #CE0222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#31FDDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554C20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#827416no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E40016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 14.5 Tomato · ΔE 22 Dark red · ΔE 23.2 Brown · ΔE 23.6 Maroon · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CEAE

Analogous#CE0288, #CE4802

Triadic#22CE02, #0222CE

Split complementary#02CE48, #0288CE

Tetradic#88CE02, #02CEAE, #4802CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE9EAD

Lighter +30%#FE6B82

Lighter +20%#FD3958

Lighter +10%#FD062D

Darker −10%#9B021A

Darker −20%#690111

Darker −30%#360109

Darker −40%#040001

More saturated +25%#D00021

Less saturated −25%#B41C34

Channel breakdown

R206

B34

Red206 (80.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue350.59°

Saturation (HSL)98.08%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 02 · B 22

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