Recognised as Colour
#D52E48
- #D52E48
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D52E48 is a red with RGB values 213, 46, 72 and HSL 351°, 67%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D52E48#D52E48
HEX#D52E48
RGBrgb(213, 46, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.1804, 0.2824
RGB percentages83.5%, 18%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(350.7, 66.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 78.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 78.4%, 66.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,971,016
CSS custom property--colour: #D52E48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#2AD1B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ED5BB
Analogous#D52E9C, #D5682E
Triadic#48D52E, #2E48D5
Split complementary#2ED568, #2E9BD5
Tetradic#9BD52E, #2ED5BB, #672ED5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G46
B72
Red213 (83.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue350.66°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 2E · B 48
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