Colour

#D73C44

#D73C44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D73C44 is a red with RGB values 215, 60, 68 and HSL 357°, 66%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#D73C44#D73C44

HEX#D73C44

RGBrgb(215, 60, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.2353, 0.2667

RGB percentages84.3%, 23.5%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(356.9, 66%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 72.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.1%, 68.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,105,668

CSS custom property--colour: #D73C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#28C3BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686143no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F823Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EC0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 12.8 Brown · ΔE 16 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Tomato · ΔE 19.5 Salmon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CD7CF

Analogous#D73C92, #D7813C

Triadic#44D73C, #3C44D7

Split complementary#3CD781, #3C92D7

Tetradic#92D73C, #3CD7CF, #823CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAE5E6

Lighter +30%#F1BBBE

Lighter +20%#E89195

Lighter +10%#E0666D

Darker −10%#BA262E

Darker −20%#901D23

Darker −30%#651519

Darker −40%#3B0C0F

More saturated +25%#F41F2A

Less saturated −25%#BA595E

Channel breakdown

R215

G60

B68

Red215 (84.3%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue356.9°

Saturation (HSL)65.96%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 3C · B 44

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