Recognised as Colour

#D4294F

#D4294F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D4294F is a red with RGB values 212, 41, 79 and HSL 347°, 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

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HEX#D4294F

RGBrgb(212, 41, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1608, 0.3098

RGB percentages83.1%, 16.1%, 31%

HSLhsl(346.7, 67.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 80.7%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 80.7%, 62.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,904,207

CSS custom property--colour: #D4294F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#2BD6B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C594Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#877C4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E9003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Brown · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Salmon · ΔE 29.6 Tomato · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29D4AE

Analogous#D429A4, #D45929

Triadic#4FD429, #294FD4

Split complementary#29D459, #29A4D4

Tetradic#A4D429, #29D4AE, #5929D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6D3DB

Lighter +30%#EEA8B7

Lighter +20%#E67D94

Lighter +10%#DE5271

Darker −10%#A9213F

Darker −20%#7F182F

Darker −30%#54101F

Darker −40%#29080F

More saturated +25%#F4093D

Less saturated −25%#B44961

Channel breakdown

R212

G41

B79

Red212 (83.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)67.59%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 29 · B 4F

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