Recognised as Colour
#CF0020
- #CF0020
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#CF0020 is a red with RGB values 207, 0, 32 and HSL 351°, 100%, 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
#CF0020#CF0020
HEX#CF0020
RGBrgb(207, 0, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0, 0.1255
RGB percentages81.2%, 0%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(350.7, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 84.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,565,984
CSS custom property--colour: #CF0020;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#30FFDF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00CFAF
Analogous#CF0087, #CF4800
Triadic#20CF00, #0020CF
Split complementary#00CF48, #0087CF
Tetradic#87CF00, #00CFAF, #4800CF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G0
B32
Red207 (81.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue350.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 00 · B 20
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