Recognised as Colour
#D84F40
- #D84F40
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#D84F40 is a red with RGB values 216, 79, 64 and HSL 6°, 66%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#D84F40#D84F40
HEX#D84F40
RGBrgb(216, 79, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3098, 0.251
RGB percentages84.7%, 31%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(5.9, 66.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 70.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 70.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,176,064
CSS custom property--colour: #D84F40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#27B0BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40C9D8
Analogous#D8407D, #D89B40
Triadic#40D84F, #4F40D8
Split complementary#40D89B, #407DD8
Tetradic#7DD840, #40C9D8, #9B40D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G79
B64
Red216 (84.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue5.92°
Saturation (HSL)66.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 4F · B 40
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