Colour

#CF2D51

#CF2D51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CF2D51 is a red with RGB values 207, 45, 81 and HSL 347°, 64%, 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

#CF2D51#CF2D51

HEX#CF2D51

RGBrgb(207, 45, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.1765, 0.3176

RGB percentages81.2%, 17.6%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(346.7, 64.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 78.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 60.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,577,553

CSS custom property--colour: #CF2D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#30D2AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5951no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#857A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E3003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.8 Brown · ΔE 19.6 Indian red · ΔE 19.9 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8 Light coral · ΔE 28.3 Salmon · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DCFAB

Analogous#CF2DA2, #CF5A2D

Triadic#51CF2D, #2D51CF

Split complementary#2DCF5A, #2DA2CF

Tetradic#A2CF2D, #2DCFAB, #5A2DCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D3DA

Lighter +30%#ECA9B8

Lighter +20%#E37F95

Lighter +10%#DA5573

Darker −10%#A52441

Darker −20%#7B1B30

Darker −30%#511220

Darker −40%#27090F

More saturated +25%#EF0E3F

Less saturated −25%#B04D62

Channel breakdown

R207

G45

B81

Red207 (81.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 2D · B 51

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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