Recognised as Colour

#D40E4D

#D40E4D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D40E4D is a red with RGB values 212, 14, 77 and HSL 341°, 88%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#D40E4D#D40E4D

HEX#D40E4D

RGBrgb(212, 14, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.0549, 0.302

RGB percentages83.1%, 5.5%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(340.9, 87.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 93.4%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 93.4%, 63.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,897,293

CSS custom property--colour: #D40E4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#2BF1B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#54534Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Deuteranopia#837948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E9002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Firebrick · ΔE 23.1 Brown · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Deep pink · ΔE 31.8 Tomato · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0ED495

Analogous#D40EB0, #D4320E

Triadic#4DD40E, #0E4DD4

Split complementary#0ED432, #0EB0D4

Tetradic#B0D40E, #0ED495, #320ED4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAB4CA

Lighter +30%#F784A9

Lighter +20%#F45487

Lighter +10%#F12465

Darker −10%#A40B3C

Darker −20%#74082A

Darker −30%#440519

Darker −40%#150107

More saturated +25%#E20048

Less saturated −25%#B82A57

Channel breakdown

R212

G14

B77

Red212 (83.1%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue340.91°

Saturation (HSL)87.61%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 0E · B 4D

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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