Recognised as Colour
#D8533E
- #D8533E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#D8533E is a red with RGB values 216, 83, 62 and HSL 8°, 66%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#D8533E#D8533E
HEX#D8533E
RGBrgb(216, 83, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3255, 0.2431
RGB percentages84.7%, 32.5%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(8.2, 66.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 71.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 71.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,177,086
CSS custom property--colour: #D8533E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#27ACC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EC3D8
Analogous#D83E76, #D8A03E
Triadic#3ED853, #533ED8
Split complementary#3ED8A0, #3E76D8
Tetradic#76D83E, #3EC3D8, #A03ED8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G83
B62
Red216 (84.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue8.18°
Saturation (HSL)66.38%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G 53 · B 3E
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