Recognised as Colour
#D33238
- #D33238
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D33238 is a red with RGB values 211, 50, 56 and HSL 358°, 65%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D33238#D33238
HEX#D33238
RGBrgb(211, 50, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.1961, 0.2196
RGB percentages82.7%, 19.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(357.8, 64.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 76.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 73.5%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,840,952
CSS custom property--colour: #D33238;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#2CCDC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32D3CD
Analogous#D33289, #D37D32
Triadic#38D332, #3238D3
Split complementary#32D37D, #3289D3
Tetradic#88D332, #32D3CD, #7C32D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G50
B56
Red211 (82.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue357.76°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G 32 · B 38
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