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Recognised as Colour

#D8074C

  • #D8074C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#D8074C is a red with RGB values 216, 7, 76 and HSL 340°, 94%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#D8074C#D8074C
HEX#D8074C
RGBrgb(216, 7, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.0275, 0.298
RGB percentages84.7%, 2.7%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(340.2, 93.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 96.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.8%, 64.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,157,644
CSS custom property--colour: #D8074C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#27F8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#56534Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#867B46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ED002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#07D893
Analogous#D807B4, #D82B07
Triadic#4CD807, #074CD8
Split complementary#07D82A, #07B5D8
Tetradic#B4D807, #07D893, #2B07D8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCAFC8
Lighter +30%#FB7DA7
Lighter +20%#F94C85
Lighter +10%#F81A63
Darker −10%#A7053B
Darker −20%#750429
Darker −30%#440218
Darker −40%#120106
More saturated +25%#DF004A
Less saturated −25%#BC2355

Channel breakdown

R216
G7
B76
Red216 (84.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue340.19°
Saturation (HSL)93.72%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 07 · B 4C

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