Recognised as Colour
#D40A29
- #D40A29
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D40A29 is a red with RGB values 212, 10, 41 and HSL 351°, 91%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D40A29#D40A29
HEX#D40A29
RGBrgb(212, 10, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.0392, 0.1608
RGB percentages83.1%, 3.9%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(350.8, 91%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 95.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 95.3%, 80.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,896,233
CSS custom property--colour: #D40A29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#2BF5D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AD4B5
Analogous#D40A8E, #D4500A
Triadic#29D40A, #0A29D4
Split complementary#0AD450, #0A8ED4
Tetradic#8ED40A, #0AD4B5, #500AD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G10
B41
Red212 (83.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue350.79°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 0A · B 29
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