Recognised as Colour
#D6423E
- #D6423E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#D6423E is a red with RGB values 214, 66, 62 and HSL 2°, 65%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#D6423E#D6423E
HEX#D6423E
RGBrgb(214, 66, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.2588, 0.2431
RGB percentages83.9%, 25.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(1.6, 65%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 71%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 71%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,041,662
CSS custom property--colour: #D6423E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#29BDC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3ED2D6
Analogous#D63E86, #D68E3E
Triadic#3ED642, #423ED6
Split complementary#3ED68E, #3E86D6
Tetradic#86D63E, #3ED2D6, #8E3ED6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G66
B62
Red214 (83.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue1.58°
Saturation (HSL)64.96%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 42 · B 3E
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