Colour

#D6001A

#D6001A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D6001A is a red with RGB values 214, 0, 26 and HSL 353°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D6001A

RGBrgb(214, 0, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0, 0.102

RGB percentages83.9%, 0%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(352.7, 100%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 100%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 87.9%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,024,730

CSS custom property--colour: #D6001A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#29FFE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#594F16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#887807no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EC0013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.7 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Red · ΔE 21.8 Orange red · ΔE 23.3 Dark red · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D6BC

Analogous#D60085, #D65100

Triadic#1AD600, #001AD6

Split complementary#00D651, #0085D6

Tetradic#85D600, #00D6BC, #5100D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA3AE

Lighter +30%#FF7081

Lighter +20%#FF3D55

Lighter +10%#FF0A28

Darker −10%#A30014

Darker −20%#70000E

Darker −30%#3D0007

Darker −40%#0A0001

More saturated +25%#D6001A

Less saturated −25%#BB1B2E

Channel breakdown

R214

B26

Red214 (83.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue352.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G 00 · B 1A

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Colour values

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