Recognised as Colour
#D72D02
- #D72D02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#D72D02 is a red with RGB values 215, 45, 2 and HSL 12°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#D72D02#D72D02
HEX#D72D02
RGBrgb(215, 45, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1765, 0.0078
RGB percentages84.3%, 17.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(12.1, 98.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 99.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 79.1%, 99.1%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,101,762
CSS custom property--colour: #D72D02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 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#4E4E4E
Inverted#28D2FD
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#02ACD7
Analogous#D70241, #D79802
Triadic#02D72D, #2D02D7
Split complementary#02D798, #0241D7
Tetradic#41D702, #02ACD7, #9802D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G45
B2
Red215 (84.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue12.11°
Saturation (HSL)98.16%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 2D · B 02
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