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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

Protanopia#756A3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97883Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ED2D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FBEBE9
Lighter +30%#F2C4BF
Lighter +20%#E99D95
Lighter +10%#E1766A
Darker −10%#BE3627
Darker −20%#942A1E
Darker −30%#691E16
Darker −40%#3F120D
More saturated +25%#F53823
Less saturated −25%#BB665D

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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