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Introduction

The purpose of this page is to display luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours against a web safe background colour. The results are shown in a table that also includes the difference in brightness, and the difference in colour that are used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison. To test the luminosity contrast ratio for any colour combination, use the luminosity contrast ratio analyser.

The following icons are used in the results to indicate whether or not the result of a calculation is a pass.

Key for the Icons
Icon Meaning
Fail Indicates the value shown is a failure.
Pass Indicates the value shown is a pass.
Level AA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AA pass for large text (at least 18 point or 14 point bold)
Level AAA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AAA pass for large text (at least 18 point or 14 point bold)
Level AA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AA pass for regular text.
Level AAA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AAA pass for regular text.

Luminosity Contrast Ratios for #cc3

The following table shows the luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours with a background colour of #cc3, along with the difference in brightness and the difference in colour used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison.

Luminosity Ratios with background: #cc3
Foreground Colour Sample Luminosity Contrast Ratio Difference in Brightness Difference in Colour
#000 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text12.25
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 186 Fail 459
#003 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text11.69
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 180 Fail 408
#006 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.28
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 174 Fail 459
#009 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.39
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 169 Pass 510
#00c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.55
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 163 Pass 561
#00f Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.01
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 157 Pass 612
#030 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.32
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 156 Fail 408
#033 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.05
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 150 Fail 357
#036 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.36
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 144 Fail 408
#039 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.34
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 139 Fail 459
#03c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.22
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 133 Pass 510
#03f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.20
Fail fo regular text
Pass 127 Pass 561
#060 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.22
Fail fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 357
#063 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.16
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 306
#066 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.96
Fail fo regular text
Fail 115 Fail 357
#069 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.65
Fail fo regular text
Fail 109 Fail 408
#06c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.25
Fail fo regular text
Fail 103 Fail 459
#06f Sample Fail2.82
Fail
Fail 97 Pass 510
#090 Sample Fail2.21
Fail
Fail 96 Fail 306
#093 Sample Fail2.19
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 255
#096 Sample Fail2.13
Fail
Fail 85 Fail 306
#099 Sample Fail2.04
Fail
Fail 79 Fail 357
#09c Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 73 Fail 408
#09f Sample Fail1.75
Fail
Fail 67 Fail 459
#0c0 Sample Fail1.27
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 255
#0c3 Sample Fail1.27
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 204
#0c6 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 55 Fail 255
#0c9 Sample Fail1.21
Fail
Fail 49 Fail 306
#0cc Sample Fail1.17
Fail
Fail 43 Fail 357
#0cf Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 37 Fail 408
#0f0 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#0f3 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 31 Fail 255
#0f6 Sample Fail1.26
Fail
Fail 25 Fail 306
#0f9 Sample Fail1.29
Fail
Fail 19 Fail 357
#0fc Sample Fail1.32
Fail
Fail 13 Fail 408
#0ff Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 7 Fail 459
#300 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.74
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 171 Fail 408
#303 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.31
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 165 Fail 357
#306 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text9.19
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 159 Fail 408
#309 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.65
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 153 Fail 459
#30c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.09
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 148 Pass 510
#30f Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.74
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 142 Pass 561
#330 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.59
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 141 Fail 357
#333 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.37
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 135 Fail 306
#336 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.78
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 129 Fail 357
#339 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.91
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 408
#33c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.93
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 118 Fail 459
#33f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.01
Fail fo regular text
Fail 112 Pass 510
#360 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.03
Fail fo regular text
Fail 111 Fail 306
#363 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.97
Fail fo regular text
Fail 105 Fail 255
#366 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.79
Fail fo regular text
Fail 99 Fail 306
#369 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.50
Fail fo regular text
Fail 93 Fail 357
#36c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.13
Fail fo regular text
Fail 88 Fail 408
#36f Sample Fail2.73
Fail
Fail 82 Fail 459
#390 Sample Fail2.15
Fail
Fail 81 Fail 255
#393 Sample Fail2.13
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 204
#396 Sample Fail2.08
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 255
#399 Sample Fail1.99
Fail
Fail 64 Fail 306
#39c Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 58 Fail 357
#39f Sample Fail1.72
Fail
Fail 52 Fail 408
#3c0 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 204
#3c3 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 153
#3c6 Sample Fail1.23
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 204
#3c9 Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 34 Fail 255
#3cc Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 28 Fail 306
#3cf Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 357
#3f0 Sample Fail1.26
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 255
#3f3 Sample Fail1.26
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 204
#3f6 Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 255
#3f9 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 4 Fail 306
#3fc Sample Fail1.33
Fail
Fail 1 Fail 357
#3ff Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 7 Fail 408
#600 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.83
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 156 Fail 357
#603 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.60
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 150 Fail 306
#606 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.97
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 144 Fail 357
#609 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.05
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 138 Fail 408
#60c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.03
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 132 Fail 459
#60f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.07
Fail fo regular text
Pass 126 Pass 510
#630 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.01
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 306
#633 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.87
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 255
#636 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.49
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 114 Fail 306
#639 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.90
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 108 Fail 357
#63c Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.21
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 408
#63f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.52
Fail fo regular text
Fail 97 Fail 459
#660 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.54
Fail fo regular text
Fail 96 Fail 255
#663 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.49
Fail fo regular text
Fail 90 Fail 204
#666 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.35
Fail fo regular text
Fail 84 Fail 255
#669 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.12
Fail fo regular text
Fail 78 Fail 306
#66c Sample Fail2.82
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 357
#66f Sample Fail2.50
Fail
Fail 67 Fail 408
#690 Sample Fail2.00
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 204
#693 Sample Fail1.99
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 153
#696 Sample Fail1.94
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 204
#699 Sample Fail1.86
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 255
#69c Sample Fail1.75
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 306
#69f Sample Fail1.62
Fail
Fail 37 Fail 357
#6c0 Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 153
#6c3 Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 102
#6c6 Sample Fail1.18
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 153
#6c9 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 204
#6cc Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 13 Fail 255
#6cf Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 7 Fail 306
#6f0 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 204
#6f3 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 153
#6f6 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 204
#6f9 Sample Fail1.33
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 255
#6fc Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 16 Fail 306
#6ff Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 357
#900 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.20
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 140 Fail 306
#903 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.10
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 134 Fail 255
#906 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.81
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 129 Fail 306
#909 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.35
Fail fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 357
#90c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.80
Fail fo regular text
Fail 117 Fail 408
#90f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.23
Fail fo regular text
Fail 111 Fail 459
#930 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.33
Fail fo regular text
Fail 110 Fail 255
#933 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.26
Fail fo regular text
Fail 105 Fail 204
#936 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.06
Fail fo regular text
Fail 99 Fail 255
#939 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.73
Fail fo regular text
Fail 93 Fail 306
#93c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.31
Fail fo regular text
Fail 87 Fail 357
#93f Sample Fail2.87
Fail
Fail 81 Fail 408
#960 Sample Fail2.88
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 204
#963 Sample Fail2.85
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 153
#966 Sample Fail2.76
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 204
#969 Sample Fail2.60
Fail
Fail 63 Fail 255
#96c Sample Fail2.39
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 306
#96f Sample Fail2.15
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 357
#990 Sample Fail1.77
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 153
#993 Sample Fail1.76
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 102
#996 Sample Fail1.73
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 153
#999 Sample Fail1.66
Fail
Fail 33 Fail 204
#99c Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 255
#99f Sample Fail1.47
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 306
#9c0 Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 102
#9c3 Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#9c6 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 102
#9c9 Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 153
#9cc Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 204
#9cf Sample Fail1.01
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 255
#9f0 Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 153
#9f3 Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 102
#9f6 Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 20 Fail 153
#9f9 Sample Fail1.40
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 204
#9fc Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 255
#9ff Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 37 Fail 306
#c00 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.43
Fail fo regular text
Fail 125 Fail 255
#c03 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.39
Fail fo regular text
Fail 119 Fail 204
#c06 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.26
Fail fo regular text
Fail 113 Fail 255
#c09 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.04
Fail fo regular text
Fail 108 Fail 306
#c0c Sample Fail2.76
Fail
Fail 102 Fail 357
#c0f Sample Fail2.44
Fail
Fail 96 Fail 408
#c30 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.03
Fail fo regular text
Fail 95 Fail 204
#c33 Sample Fail3.00
Fail
Fail 89 Fail 153
#c36 Sample Fail2.89
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 204
#c39 Sample Fail2.72
Fail
Fail 78 Fail 255
#c3c Sample Fail2.49
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 306
#c3f Sample Fail2.23
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 357
#c60 Sample Fail2.24
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 153
#c63 Sample Fail2.22
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102
#c66 Sample Fail2.16
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 153
#c69 Sample Fail2.07
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 204
#c6c Sample Fail1.93
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 255
#c6f Sample Fail1.77
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#c90 Sample Fail1.51
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#c93 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#c96 Sample Fail1.47
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 102
#c99 Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 153
#c9c Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 204
#c9f Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 255
#cc0 Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#cc3 Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 0
#cc6 Sample Fail1.01
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#cc9 Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 102
#ccc Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 153
#ccf Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 204
#cf0 Sample Fail1.46
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 102
#cf3 Sample Fail1.46
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#cf6 Sample Fail1.47
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#cf9 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 41 Fail 153
#cfc Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 204
#cff Sample Fail1.58
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 255
#f00 Sample Fail2.33
Fail
Fail 110 Fail 306
#f03 Sample Fail2.31
Fail
Fail 104 Fail 255
#f06 Sample Fail2.25
Fail
Fail 98 Fail 306
#f09 Sample Fail2.15
Fail
Fail 92 Fail 357
#f0c Sample Fail2.00
Fail
Fail 87 Fail 408
#f0f Sample Fail1.83
Fail
Fail 81 Fail 459
#f30 Sample Fail2.14
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 255
#f33 Sample Fail2.12
Fail
Fail 74 Fail 204
#f36 Sample Fail2.07
Fail
Fail 68 Fail 255
#f39 Sample Fail1.98
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 306
#f3c Sample Fail1.86
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 357
#f3f Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 408
#f60 Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 50 Fail 204
#f63 Sample Fail1.70
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 153
#f66 Sample Fail1.67
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 204
#f69 Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 255
#f6c Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 306
#f6f Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 357
#f90 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 20 Fail 153
#f93 Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 102
#f96 Sample Fail1.23
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 153
#f99 Sample Fail1.19
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 204
#f9c Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 255
#f9f Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 306
#fc0 Sample Fail1.13
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 102
#fc3 Sample Fail1.14
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#fc6 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 102
#fc9 Sample Fail1.17
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 153
#fcc Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 204
#fcf Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 255
#ff0 Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 153
#ff3 Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 102
#ff6 Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 153
#ff9 Sample Fail1.63
Fail
Fail 56 Fail 204
#ffc Sample Fail1.67
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 255
#fff Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 68 Fail 306