Recognised as Colour
#CF352E
- #CF352E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#CF352E is a red with RGB values 207, 53, 46 and HSL 3°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#CF352E#CF352E
HEX#CF352E
RGBrgb(207, 53, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.2078, 0.1804
RGB percentages81.2%, 20.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(2.6, 63.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 77.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 77.8%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,579,566
CSS custom property--colour: #CF352E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#30CAD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EC8CF
Analogous#CF2E77, #CF862E
Triadic#2ECF35, #352ECF
Split complementary#2ECF85, #2E78CF
Tetradic#77CF2E, #2EC8CF, #862ECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G53
B46
Red207 (81.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue2.61°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 35 · B 2E
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