Recognised as Colour

#CF2E34

#CF2E34
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#CF2E34 is a red with RGB values 207, 46, 52 and HSL 358°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#CF2E34#CF2E34

HEX#CF2E34

RGBrgb(207, 46, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.1804, 0.2039

RGB percentages81.2%, 18%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(357.8, 63.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 77.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 77.8%, 74.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,577,780

CSS custom property--colour: #CF2E34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 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#515151

Inverted#30D1CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605732no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#887A2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E40032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 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

Firebrick · ΔE 9.2 Crimson · ΔE 9.9 Brown · ΔE 16 Tomato · ΔE 19 Dark red · ΔE 21.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ECFC9

Analogous#CF2E85, #CF792E

Triadic#34CF2E, #2E34CF

Split complementary#2ECF79, #2E85CF

Tetradic#84CF2E, #2ECFC9, #782ECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D4D5

Lighter +30%#ECAAAC

Lighter +20%#E38084

Lighter +10%#DA565B

Darker −10%#A5252A

Darker −20%#7C1B1F

Darker −30%#521215

Darker −40%#28090A

More saturated +25%#EF0E17

Less saturated −25%#AF4E51

Channel breakdown

R207

G46

B52

Red207 (81.2%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue357.76°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 2E · B 34

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