Recognised as Colour

#CF0048

#CF0048
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CF0048 is a red with RGB values 207, 0, 72 and HSL 339°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CF0048#CF0048

HEX#CF0048

RGBrgb(207, 0, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0, 0.2824

RGB percentages81.2%, 0%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(339.1, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 65.2%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,566,024

CSS custom property--colour: #CF0048;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#30FFB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514F49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#807543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#E30029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Dark red · ΔE 31.7 Maroon · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CF87

Analogous#CF00AF, #CF1F00

Triadic#48CF00, #0048CF

Split complementary#00CF1F, #00AFCF

Tetradic#B0CF00, #00CF87, #2000CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9CBE

Lighter +30%#FF699D

Lighter +20%#FF367C

Lighter +10%#FF035B

Darker −10%#9C0036

Darker −20%#690025

Darker −30%#360013

Darker −40%#030001

More saturated +25%#CF0048

Less saturated −25%#B51A50

Channel breakdown

R207

B72

Red207 (81.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue339.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 00 · B 48

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