Recognised as Colour

#D42B50

#D42B50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D42B50 is a red with RGB values 212, 43, 80 and HSL 347°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D42B50

RGBrgb(212, 43, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1686, 0.3137

RGB percentages83.1%, 16.9%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(346.9, 66.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 79.7%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 62.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,904,720

CSS custom property--colour: #D42B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#2BD4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#887D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E8003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Firebrick · ΔE 20.3 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Salmon · ΔE 29.2 Light coral · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BD4AF

Analogous#D42BA5, #D45B2B

Triadic#50D42B, #2B50D4

Split complementary#2BD45A, #2BA5D4

Tetradic#A4D42B, #2BD4AF, #5A2BD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6D5DC

Lighter +30%#EEAAB9

Lighter +20%#E58096

Lighter +10%#DD5573

Darker −10%#AA2240

Darker −20%#7F1A30

Darker −30%#551120

Darker −40%#2A0910

More saturated +25%#F40B3E

Less saturated −25%#B44B62

Channel breakdown

R212

G43

B80

Red212 (83.1%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue346.86°

Saturation (HSL)66.27%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 2B · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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