Colour

#D4161C

#D4161C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D4161C is a red with RGB values 212, 22, 28 and HSL 358°, 81%, 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

#D4161C#D4161C

HEX#D4161C

RGBrgb(212, 22, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.0863, 0.1098

RGB percentages83.1%, 8.6%, 11%

HSLhsl(358.1, 81.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 89.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 89.6%, 86.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,899,292

CSS custom property--colour: #D4161C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#2BE9E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5118no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#88790Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EA001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.7 Firebrick · ΔE 17.3 Tomato · ΔE 19.8 Red · ΔE 23.6 Orange red · ΔE 23.7 Dark red · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16D4CE

Analogous#D4167B, #D46F16

Triadic#1CD416, #161CD4

Split complementary#16D46F, #167BD4

Tetradic#7BD416, #16D4CE, #6F16D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8BEC0

Lighter +30%#F39093

Lighter +20%#EF6166

Lighter +10%#EA3339

Darker −10%#A61116

Darker −20%#780C10

Darker −30%#49080A

Darker −40%#1B0304

More saturated +25%#EA0007

Less saturated −25%#B73337

Channel breakdown

R212

G22

B28

Red212 (83.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue358.11°

Saturation (HSL)81.2%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 16 · B 1C

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Colour values

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