Recognised as Colour
#D7275E
- #D7275E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D7275E is a red with RGB values 215, 39, 94 and HSL 341°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D7275E#D7275E
HEX#D7275E
RGBrgb(215, 39, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1529, 0.3686
RGB percentages84.3%, 15.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(341.3, 69.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 81.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.9%, 56.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,100,318
CSS custom property--colour: #D7275E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#28D8A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27D7A0
Analogous#D727B6, #D74827
Triadic#5ED727, #275ED7
Split complementary#27D748, #27B6D7
Tetradic#B6D727, #27D7A0, #4827D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G39
B94
Red215 (84.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue341.25°
Saturation (HSL)69.29%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 27 · B 5E
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