Recognised as Colour
#D6142E
- #D6142E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D6142E is a red with RGB values 214, 20, 46 and HSL 352°, 83%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D6142E#D6142E
HEX#D6142E
RGBrgb(214, 20, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.0784, 0.1804
RGB percentages83.9%, 7.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(352, 82.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352, 90.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 78.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,029,870
CSS custom property--colour: #D6142E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#29EBD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14D6BC
Analogous#D6148F, #D65B14
Triadic#2ED614, #142ED6
Split complementary#14D65B, #148FD6
Tetradic#8FD614, #14D6BC, #5B14D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G20
B46
Red214 (83.9%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue351.96°
Saturation (HSL)82.91%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 14 · B 2E
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