Recognised as Colour
#D72405
- #D72405
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#D72405 is a red with RGB values 215, 36, 5 and HSL 9°, 95%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#D72405#D72405
HEX#D72405
RGBrgb(215, 36, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1412, 0.0196
RGB percentages84.3%, 14.1%, 2%
HSLhsl(8.9, 95.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 97.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 97.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,099,461
CSS custom property--colour: #D72405;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#28DBFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05B8D7
Analogous#D7054F, #D78D05
Triadic#05D724, #2405D7
Split complementary#05D78D, #054FD7
Tetradic#4FD705, #05B8D7, #8D05D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G36
B5
Red215 (84.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue8.86°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 24 · B 05
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