Colour

#CF555E

#CF555E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CF555E is a red with RGB values 207, 85, 94 and HSL 356°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CF555E#CF555E

HEX#CF555E

RGBrgb(207, 85, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.3333, 0.3686

RGB percentages81.2%, 33.3%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(355.6, 56%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 58.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 58.9%, 54.6%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,587,806

CSS custom property--colour: #CF555E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#30AAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#91875Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E14159no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 4.9 Light coral · ΔE 15 Salmon · ΔE 17.9 Brown · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 4.88, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55CFC6

Analogous#CF559B, #CF8955

Triadic#5ECF55, #555ECF

Split complementary#55CF89, #559BCF

Tetradic#9BCF55, #55CFC6, #8955CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4F5

Lighter +30%#F1CCCF

Lighter +20%#E5A5A9

Lighter +10%#DA7D84

Darker −10%#BC353F

Darker −20%#942A32

Darker −30%#6C1F24

Darker −40%#451317

More saturated +25%#EA3A47

Less saturated −25%#B47075

Channel breakdown

R207

G85

B94

Red207 (81.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue355.57°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 55 · B 5E

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Colour values

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