Colour
#CE2548
- #CE2548
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CE2548 is a red with RGB values 206, 37, 72 and HSL 348°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#CE2548#CE2548
HEX#CE2548
RGBrgb(206, 37, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.1451, 0.2824
RGB percentages80.8%, 14.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(347.6, 69.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 82%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 65%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,509,960
CSS custom property--colour: #CE2548;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#31DAB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25CEAB
Analogous#CE259D, #CE5625
Triadic#48CE25, #2548CE
Split complementary#25CE56, #259DCE
Tetradic#9DCE25, #25CEAB, #5725CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G37
B72
Red206 (80.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue347.57°
Saturation (HSL)69.55%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 25 · B 48
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