Recognised as Colour
#D50026
- #D50026
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D50026 is a red with RGB values 213, 0, 38 and HSL 349°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D50026#D50026
HEX#D50026
RGBrgb(213, 0, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0, 0.149
RGB percentages83.5%, 0%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(349.3, 100%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 100%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 82.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,959,206
CSS custom property--colour: #D50026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#2AFFD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00D5AF
Analogous#D50090, #D54400
Triadic#26D500, #0026D5
Split complementary#00D544, #0090D5
Tetradic#91D500, #00D5AF, #4500D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G0
B38
Red213 (83.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue349.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 00 · B 26
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