Colour

#D55238

#D55238
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#D55238 is a red with RGB values 213, 82, 56 and HSL 10°, 65%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#D55238

RGBrgb(213, 82, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3216, 0.2196

RGB percentages83.5%, 32.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(9.9, 65.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.9, 73.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 73.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,980,216

CSS custom property--colour: #D55238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#2AADC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766B34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#978834no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EA324Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 13.4 Firebrick · ΔE 15 Coral · ΔE 16.8 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Salmon · ΔE 20 Indian red · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#38BBD5

Analogous#D5386D, #D5A138

Triadic#38D552, #5238D5

Split complementary#38D5A0, #386DD5

Tetradic#6DD538, #38BBD5, #A038D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9E4E0

Lighter +30%#F0C0B6

Lighter +20%#E79B8C

Lighter +10%#DE7762

Darker −10%#B43E26

Darker −20%#8A2F1D

Darker −30%#602114

Darker −40%#36120B

More saturated +25%#F33E1A

Less saturated −25%#B76656

Channel breakdown

R213

G82

B56

Red213 (83.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue9.94°

Saturation (HSL)65.15%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D5 · G 52 · B 38

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