Colour

#CE0918

#CE0918
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CE0918 is a red with RGB values 206, 9, 24 and HSL 355°, 92%, 42%. 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

#CE0918#CE0918

HEX#CE0918

RGBrgb(206, 9, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.0353, 0.0941

RGB percentages80.8%, 3.5%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(355.4, 91.6%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 95.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 95.6%, 88.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,502,744

CSS custom property--colour: #CE0918;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#31F6E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574D14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#837406no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E40015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.9 Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 23.8 Red · ΔE 24.4 Orange red · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09CEBF

Analogous#CE097A, #CE5C09

Triadic#18CE09, #0918CE

Split complementary#09CE5C, #097ACE

Tetradic#7BCE09, #09CEBF, #5D09CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBA8AE

Lighter +30%#F97781

Lighter +20%#F74654

Lighter +10%#F51526

Darker −10%#9D0712

Darker −20%#6C050D

Darker −30%#3B0307

Darker −40%#0B0001

More saturated +25%#D70010

Less saturated −25%#B3242F

Channel breakdown

R206

B24

Red206 (80.8%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue355.43°

Saturation (HSL)91.63%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 09 · B 18

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