Recognised as Colour
#D70B32
- #D70B32
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D70B32 is a red with RGB values 215, 11, 50 and HSL 349°, 90%, 44%. 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
#D70B32#D70B32
HEX#D70B32
RGBrgb(215, 11, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.0431, 0.1961
RGB percentages84.3%, 4.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(348.5, 90.3%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 94.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 94.9%, 76.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,093,106
CSS custom property--colour: #D70B32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#28F4CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0BD7B0
Analogous#D70B98, #D74A0B
Triadic#32D70B, #0B32D7
Split complementary#0BD74A, #0B98D7
Tetradic#98D70B, #0BD7B0, #4A0BD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G11
B50
Red215 (84.3%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue348.53°
Saturation (HSL)90.27%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 0B · B 32
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