Colour

#D40036

#D40036
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D40036 is a red with RGB values 212, 0, 54 and HSL 345°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D40036

RGBrgb(212, 0, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0, 0.2118

RGB percentages83.1%, 0%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(344.7, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 74.5%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,893,686

CSS custom property--colour: #D40036;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#2BFFC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#85782Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EA0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 2.5 Firebrick · ΔE 16.2 Brown · ΔE 22.4 Tomato · ΔE 25.1 Dark red · ΔE 26.7 Indian red · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 2.46, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D49E

Analogous#D400A0, #D43400

Triadic#36D400, #0036D4

Split complementary#00D434, #00A0D4

Tetradic#A0D400, #00D49E, #3400D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA1B9

Lighter +30%#FF6E93

Lighter +20%#FF3B6D

Lighter +10%#FF0847

Darker −10%#A10029

Darker −20%#6E001C

Darker −30%#3B000F

Darker −40%#080002

More saturated +25%#D40036

Less saturated −25%#BA1B43

Channel breakdown

R212

B54

Red212 (83.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue344.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 00 · B 36

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