Recognised as Colour
#D72745
- #D72745
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D72745 is a red with RGB values 215, 39, 69 and HSL 350°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D72745#D72745
HEX#D72745
RGBrgb(215, 39, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1529, 0.2706
RGB percentages84.3%, 15.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(349.8, 69.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 81.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.9%, 67.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,100,293
CSS custom property--colour: #D72745;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#28D8BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27D7B9
Analogous#D7279D, #D76127
Triadic#45D727, #2745D7
Split complementary#27D761, #279DD7
Tetradic#9DD727, #27D7B9, #6127D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G39
B69
Red215 (84.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue349.77°
Saturation (HSL)69.29%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 27 · B 45
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