Colour

#CE2C2C

#CE2C2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CE2C2C is a red with RGB values 206, 44, 44 and HSL 0°, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#CE2C2C#CE2C2C

HEX#CE2C2C

RGBrgb(206, 44, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.1725, 0.1725

RGB percentages80.8%, 17.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(0, 64.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 78.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 78.6%, 78.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,511,724

CSS custom property--colour: #CE2C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#31D3D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F562Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#877925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E3002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.3 Crimson · ΔE 11.8 Brown · ΔE 17.7 Tomato · ΔE 17.8 Dark red · ΔE 20.6 Maroon · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CCECE

Analogous#CE2C7D, #CE7D2C

Triadic#2CCE2C, #2C2CCE

Split complementary#2CCE7D, #2C7DCE

Tetradic#7DCE2C, #2CCECE, #7D2CCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D1D1

Lighter +30%#ECA7A7

Lighter +20%#E37D7D

Lighter +10%#DA5353

Darker −10%#A42323

Darker −20%#7A1A1A

Darker −30%#501111

Darker −40%#260808

More saturated +25%#ED0D0D

Less saturated −25%#AF4B4B

Channel breakdown

R206

G44

B44

Red206 (80.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)64.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 2C · B 2C

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Colour values

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