Recognised as Colour

#CE2B49

#CE2B49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CE2B49 is a red with RGB values 206, 43, 73 and HSL 349°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CE2B49#CE2B49

HEX#CE2B49

RGBrgb(206, 43, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.1686, 0.2863

RGB percentages80.8%, 16.9%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(349, 65.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349, 79.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 64.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,511,497

CSS custom property--colour: #CE2B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#31D4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5749no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#847944no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E20038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.4 Firebrick · ΔE 17 Brown · ΔE 17.3 Indian red · ΔE 19.8 Dark red · ΔE 27.8 Tomato · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BCEB0

Analogous#CE2B9A, #CE5F2B

Triadic#49CE2B, #2B49CE

Split complementary#2BCE5F, #2B9ACE

Tetradic#9ACE2B, #2BCEB0, #5F2BCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D0D7

Lighter +30%#ECA6B3

Lighter +20%#E47B8F

Lighter +10%#DB516B

Darker −10%#A4223A

Darker −20%#7A192B

Darker −30%#4F111C

Darker −40%#25080D

More saturated +25%#ED0C35

Less saturated −25%#AF4A5D

Channel breakdown

R206

G43

B73

Red206 (80.8%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue348.96°

Saturation (HSL)65.46%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 2B · B 49

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Ce2B49 (chemical formula)

Formula
809.93 g/mol
51 atoms

Ce2B49 has a molar mass of 809.93 g/mol, made up of 51 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × Ce, 49 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass809.93 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule51

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3449204 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.4353842 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ce34.6%

B65.4%

Cerium (Ce × 2)280.24 g/mol, 34.601%

Boron (B × 49)529.69 g/mol, 65.399%

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