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Colour

#D72020

  • #D72020
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#D72020 is a red with RGB values 215, 32, 32 and HSL 0°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#D72020#D72020
HEX#D72020
RGBrgb(215, 32, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1255, 0.1255
RGB percentages84.3%, 12.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(0, 74.1%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 85.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 85.1%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,098,464
CSS custom property--colour: #D72020;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#28DFDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60551Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B7C13no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ED0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.2Firebrick · ΔE 16.8Tomato · ΔE 18.2Orange red · ΔE 23.6Red · ΔE 24.2Dark red · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20D7D7
Analogous#D7207C, #D77C20
Triadic#20D720, #2020D7
Split complementary#20D77C, #207CD7
Tetradic#7CD720, #20D7D7, #7C20D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7CCCC
Lighter +30%#F19F9F
Lighter +20%#EA7373
Lighter +10%#E44646
Darker −10%#AB1919
Darker −20%#7E1313
Darker −30%#520C0C
Darker −40%#250606
More saturated +25%#F60101
Less saturated −25%#B83F3F

Channel breakdown

R215
G32
B32
Red215 (84.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)74.09%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 20 · B 20

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