Recognised as Colour

#CF2A4E

#CF2A4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CF2A4E is a red with RGB values 207, 42, 78 and HSL 347°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#CF2A4E

RGBrgb(207, 42, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.1647, 0.3059

RGB percentages81.2%, 16.5%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(346.9, 66.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 79.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 62.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,576,782

CSS custom property--colour: #CF2A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#30D5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B584Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#847A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E3003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.7 Indian red · ΔE 20.5 Light coral · ΔE 29.1 Salmon · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ACFAB

Analogous#CF2AA0, #CF592A

Triadic#4ECF2A, #2A4ECF

Split complementary#2ACF59, #2AA0CF

Tetradic#A0CF2A, #2ACFAB, #592ACF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D0D8

Lighter +30%#EDA5B5

Lighter +20%#E47B92

Lighter +10%#DC506F

Darker −10%#A5213E

Darker −20%#7A192E

Darker −30%#50101E

Darker −40%#25080E

More saturated +25%#EE0B3C

Less saturated −25%#B04960

Channel breakdown

R207

G42

B78

Red207 (81.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue346.91°

Saturation (HSL)66.27%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 2A · B 4E

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