Recognised as Colour
#D5542A
- #D5542A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#D5542A is a red with RGB values 213, 84, 42 and HSL 15°, 67%, 50%. 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
#D5542A#D5542A
HEX#D5542A
RGBrgb(213, 84, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3294, 0.1647
RGB percentages83.5%, 32.9%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(14.7, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.6%, 80.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,980,714
CSS custom property--colour: #D5542A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#2AABD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AABD5
Analogous#D52A55, #D5AA2A
Triadic#2AD554, #542AD5
Split complementary#2AD5A9, #2A56D5
Tetradic#56D52A, #2AABD5, #A92AD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G84
B42
Red213 (83.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue14.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 54 · B 2A
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