Recognised as Colour
#D52738
- #D52738
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D52738 is a red with RGB values 213, 39, 56 and HSL 354°, 69%, 49%. 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
#D52738#D52738
HEX#D52738
RGBrgb(213, 39, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.1529, 0.2196
RGB percentages83.5%, 15.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(354.1, 69%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 81.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 81.7%, 73.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,969,208
CSS custom property--colour: #D52738;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#2AD8C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27D5C4
Analogous#D5278F, #D56D27
Triadic#38D527, #2738D5
Split complementary#27D56D, #278FD5
Tetradic#8FD527, #27D5C4, #6D27D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G39
B56
Red213 (83.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue354.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 27 · B 38
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