Recognised as Colour
#D42933
- #D42933
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D42933 is a red with RGB values 212, 41, 51 and HSL 356°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D42933#D42933
HEX#D42933
RGBrgb(212, 41, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1608, 0.2
RGB percentages83.1%, 16.1%, 20%
HSLhsl(356.5, 67.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 80.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 75.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,904,179
CSS custom property--colour: #D42933;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#2BD6CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29D4CA
Analogous#D42988, #D47529
Triadic#33D429, #2933D4
Split complementary#29D475, #2988D4
Tetradic#88D429, #29D4CA, #7529D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G41
B51
Red212 (83.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue356.49°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 29 · B 33
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