Recognised as Colour

#D4152E

#D4152E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D4152E is a red with RGB values 212, 21, 46 and HSL 352°, 82%, 46%. 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

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HEX#D4152E

RGBrgb(212, 21, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.0824, 0.1804

RGB percentages83.1%, 8.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(352.1, 82%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 90.1%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 90.1%, 78.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,899,054

CSS custom property--colour: #D4152E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#2BEAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A522Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#877926no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EA0023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.6 Firebrick · ΔE 13.9 Tomato · ΔE 21.1 Brown · ΔE 22 Dark red · ΔE 24.4 Maroon · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15D4BB

Analogous#D4158D, #D45C15

Triadic#2ED415, #152ED4

Split complementary#15D45C, #158DD4

Tetradic#8DD415, #15D4BB, #5C15D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8BDC4

Lighter +30%#F48E9B

Lighter +20%#EF6073

Lighter +10%#EB314A

Darker −10%#A61024

Darker −20%#770C1A

Darker −30%#490710

Darker −40%#1A0306

More saturated +25%#E9001E

Less saturated −25%#B73244

Channel breakdown

R212

G21

B46

Red212 (83.1%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue352.15°

Saturation (HSL)81.97%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 15 · B 2E

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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