Colour

#D4211D

#D4211D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D4211D is a red with RGB values 212, 33, 29 and HSL 1°, 76%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D4211D

RGBrgb(212, 33, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1294, 0.1137

RGB percentages83.1%, 12.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(1.3, 75.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 86.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 84.4%, 86.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,902,109

CSS custom property--colour: #D4211D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#2BDEE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5419no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#897A0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EA0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.2 Firebrick · ΔE 16.4 Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Orange red · ΔE 23.3 Dark red · ΔE 24.3 Red · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DD0D4

Analogous#D41D75, #D47D1D

Triadic#1DD421, #211DD4

Split complementary#1DD47D, #1D75D4

Tetradic#74D41D, #1DD0D4, #7C1DD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7C7C6

Lighter +30%#F19B99

Lighter +20%#EB6F6C

Lighter +10%#E5433F

Darker −10%#A71A17

Darker −20%#7A1311

Darker −30%#4D0C0B

Darker −40%#210504

More saturated +25%#F10500

Less saturated −25%#B63E3B

Channel breakdown

R212

G33

B29

Red212 (83.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue1.31°

Saturation (HSL)75.93%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 21 · B 1D

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Colour values

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