Recognised as Colour

#D42A4E

#D42A4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D42A4E is a red with RGB values 212, 42, 78 and HSL 347°, 67%, 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

#D42A4E#D42A4E

HEX#D42A4E

RGBrgb(212, 42, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1647, 0.3059

RGB percentages83.1%, 16.5%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(347.3, 66.9%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 80.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 80.2%, 63.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,904,462

CSS custom property--colour: #D42A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#2BD5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5A4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#887D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 19.5 Brown · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Tomato · ΔE 29.1 Salmon · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AD4B0

Analogous#D42AA3, #D45B2A

Triadic#4ED42A, #2A4ED4

Split complementary#2AD45B, #2AA3D4

Tetradic#A3D42A, #2AD4B0, #5B2AD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6D4DB

Lighter +30%#EEA9B8

Lighter +20%#E67E94

Lighter +10%#DD5471

Darker −10%#A9223E

Darker −20%#7F192F

Darker −30%#54111F

Darker −40%#2A080F

More saturated +25%#F40A3C

Less saturated −25%#B44A60

Channel breakdown

R212

G42

B78

Red212 (83.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue347.29°

Saturation (HSL)66.93%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 2A · B 4E

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