Recognised as Colour

#D12257

#D12257
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D12257 is a red with RGB values 209, 34, 87 and HSL 342°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D12257

RGBrgb(209, 34, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.1333, 0.3412

RGB percentages82%, 13.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(341.8, 72%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 83.7%, 82%)

CMYK0%, 83.7%, 58.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,705,815

CSS custom property--colour: #D12257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#2EDDA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575758no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#837A53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E5003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22D19C

Analogous#D122AF, #D14422

Triadic#57D122, #2257D1

Split complementary#22D144, #22AED1

Tetradic#AED122, #22D19C, #4422D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C9D7

Lighter +30%#EF9DB6

Lighter +20%#E87195

Lighter +10%#E14574

Darker −10%#A51B45

Darker −20%#791432

Darker −30%#4D0D20

Darker −40%#22050E

More saturated +25%#EF044B

Less saturated −25%#B34063

Channel breakdown

R209

G34

B87

Red209 (82%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue341.83°

Saturation (HSL)72.02%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D1 · G 22 · B 57

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