Recognised as Colour
#D12273
- #D12273
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#D12273 is a red with RGB values 209, 34, 115 and HSL 332°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#D12273#D12273
HEX#D12273
RGBrgb(209, 34, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.1333, 0.451
RGB percentages82%, 13.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(332.2, 72%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.2, 83.7%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 83.7%, 45%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,705,843
CSS custom property--colour: #D12273;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#2EDD8C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22D180
Analogous#D122CA, #D12922
Triadic#73D122, #2273D1
Split complementary#22D129, #22CAD1
Tetradic#CAD122, #22D180, #2922D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G34
B115
Red209 (82%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue332.23°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G 22 · B 73
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