Recognised as Colour
#D74121
- #D74121
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#D74121 is a red with RGB values 215, 65, 33 and HSL 11°, 73%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#D74121#D74121
HEX#D74121
RGBrgb(215, 65, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.2549, 0.1294
RGB percentages84.3%, 25.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(10.5, 73.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 84.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 84.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,106,913
CSS custom property--colour: #D74121;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#28BEDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21B7D7
Analogous#D7215C, #D79C21
Triadic#21D741, #4121D7
Split complementary#21D79C, #215CD7
Tetradic#5CD721, #21B7D7, #9C21D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G65
B33
Red215 (84.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue10.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 41 · B 21
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