Recognised as Colour

#D6243C

#D6243C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D6243C is a red with RGB values 214, 36, 60 and HSL 352°, 71%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D6243C

RGBrgb(214, 36, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.1412, 0.2353

RGB percentages83.9%, 14.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(351.9, 71.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 83.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 83.2%, 72%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,033,980

CSS custom property--colour: #D6243C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#29DBC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E573Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#897C36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EC0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.5 Firebrick · ΔE 13.9 Brown · ΔE 19.4 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.1 Dark red · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24D6BE

Analogous#D62495, #D66524

Triadic#3CD624, #243CD6

Split complementary#24D665, #2495D6

Tetradic#95D624, #24D6BE, #6524D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7CFD4

Lighter +30%#F0A3AE

Lighter +20%#E87887

Lighter +10%#E14C60

Darker −10%#AA1D30

Darker −20%#7F1524

Darker −30%#530E17

Darker −40%#27070B

More saturated +25%#F50525

Less saturated −25%#B74353

Channel breakdown

R214

G36

B60

Red214 (83.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue351.91°

Saturation (HSL)71.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G 24 · B 3C

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