Recognised as Colour
#D8252D
- #D8252D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D8252D is a red with RGB values 216, 37, 45 and HSL 357°, 71%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D8252D#D8252D
HEX#D8252D
RGBrgb(216, 37, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.1451, 0.1765
RGB percentages84.7%, 14.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(357.3, 70.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 82.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.9%, 79.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,165,293
CSS custom property--colour: #D8252D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#27DAD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25D8D0
Analogous#D82586, #D87625
Triadic#2DD825, #252DD8
Split complementary#25D876, #2586D8
Tetradic#87D825, #25D8D0, #7725D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G37
B45
Red216 (84.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue357.32°
Saturation (HSL)70.75%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 25 · B 2D
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