Recognised as Colour
#D44E44
- #D44E44
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#D44E44 is a red with RGB values 212, 78, 68 and HSL 4°, 63%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#D44E44#D44E44
HEX#D44E44
RGBrgb(212, 78, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.3059, 0.2667
RGB percentages83.1%, 30.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(4.2, 62.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 67.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 63.2%, 67.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,913,668
CSS custom property--colour: #D44E44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#2BB1BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44CAD4
Analogous#D44482, #D49644
Triadic#44D44E, #4E44D4
Split complementary#44D496, #4482D4
Tetradic#82D444, #44CAD4, #9644D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G78
B68
Red212 (83.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue4.17°
Saturation (HSL)62.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G 4E · B 44
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