Recognised as Colour
#D52040
- #D52040
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D52040 is a red with RGB values 213, 32, 64 and HSL 349°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D52040#D52040
HEX#D52040
RGBrgb(213, 32, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.1255, 0.251
RGB percentages83.5%, 12.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(349.4, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 85%, 70%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,967,424
CSS custom property--colour: #D52040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#2ADFBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#20D5B5
Analogous#D5209B, #D55B20
Triadic#40D520, #2040D5
Split complementary#20D55B, #209BD5
Tetradic#9AD520, #20D5B5, #5A20D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G32
B64
Red213 (83.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue349.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 20 · B 40
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