Recognised as Colour
#D7042F
- #D7042F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D7042F is a red with RGB values 215, 4, 47 and HSL 348°, 96%, 43%. 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
#D7042F#D7042F
HEX#D7042F
RGBrgb(215, 4, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.0157, 0.1843
RGB percentages84.3%, 1.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(347.8, 96.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 98.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.1%, 78.1%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,091,311
CSS custom property--colour: #D7042F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#28FBD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04D7AC
Analogous#D70498, #D74304
Triadic#2FD704, #042FD7
Split complementary#04D743, #0498D7
Tetradic#98D704, #04D7AC, #4304D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G4
B47
Red215 (84.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue347.77°
Saturation (HSL)96.35%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 04 · B 2F
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