Recognised as Colour
#D52A39
- #D52A39
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D52A39 is a red with RGB values 213, 42, 57 and HSL 355°, 67%, 50%. 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
#D52A39#D52A39
HEX#D52A39
RGBrgb(213, 42, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.1647, 0.2235
RGB percentages83.5%, 16.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(354.7, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.3%, 73.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,969,977
CSS custom property--colour: #D52A39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#2AD5C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AD5C6
Analogous#D52A8F, #D5712A
Triadic#39D52A, #2A39D5
Split complementary#2AD571, #2A8FD5
Tetradic#8ED52A, #2AD5C6, #702AD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G42
B57
Red213 (83.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue354.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 2A · B 39
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