All About Color #CF172C

#CF172C

About #CF172C

#CF172C is a medium red color with the hex code #CF172C. In RGB it is red 207, green 23, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 353°, saturation 80%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 89%, 79%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

#CF172C Color Conversion

Hex tripletCF, 17, 2C
CMYK0.00%, 88.89%, 78.74%, 18.82%
RGB Decimal207, 23, 44
HSL353°, 80%, 45%
RGB Octal317, 27, 54
HSV (HSB)353.15°, 88.89%, 81.18%
RGB Binary11001111, 10111, 101100
CIE-L*AB44.32, 66.62, 39.22
RGB Percent81.18%, 9.02%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH44.32, 77.30, 30.48
XYZ26.49, 14.06, 3.70
CIE-L*UV44.32, 131.72, 23.57
xyY0.60, 0.32, 14.06
Hunter-Lab37.50, 60.50, 20.40
RYB81.18%, 9.02%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CF172C on a dark background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CF172C on a light background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CF172C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CF172C · #EC5567 · #7C0E1B · #17CFB9 · #55ECDB

Analogous palette

#B917CF · #CF1788 · #CF172C · #CF5D17 · #CFB917

Triadic palette

#CF172C · #2CCF17 · #172CCF · #EC5567 · #67EC55

Tetradic palette

#CF172C · #88CF17 · #17CFB9 · #5D17CF · #7C0E1B

Monochromatic palette

#45080F · #8A0F1E · #CF172C · #EB475A · #F28C98

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