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Recognised as Colour

#D12F2C

  • #D12F2C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#D12F2C is a red with RGB values 209, 47, 44 and HSL 1°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#D12F2C#D12F2C
HEX#D12F2C
RGBrgb(209, 47, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.1843, 0.1725
RGB percentages82%, 18.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(1.1, 65.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 78.9%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 78.9%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,709,100
CSS custom property--colour: #D12F2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#2ED0D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#625829no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A7B25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E60031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2CCED1
Analogous#D12C7B, #D1822C
Triadic#2CD12F, #2F2CD1
Split complementary#2CD182, #2C7BD1
Tetradic#7BD12C, #2CCED1, #812CD1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6D4D3
Lighter +30%#EDAAA9
Lighter +20%#E4817F
Lighter +10%#DB5755
Darker −10%#A72623
Darker −20%#7D1C1A
Darker −30%#531311
Darker −40%#280909
More saturated +25%#F1110C
Less saturated −25%#B14D4C

Channel breakdown

R209
G47
B44
Red209 (82%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue1.09°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G 2F · B 2C

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