Recognised as Colour

#D9002D

#D9002D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D9002D is a red with RGB values 217, 0, 45 and HSL 348°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#D9002D#D9002D

HEX#D9002D

RGBrgb(217, 0, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0, 0.1765

RGB percentages85.1%, 0%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(347.6, 100%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 100%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 79.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,221,357

CSS custom property--colour: #D9002D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#26FFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59512Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original

Deuteranopia#897A24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EF001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.2 Firebrick · ΔE 17.2 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 25.4 Dark red · ΔE 27 Red · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00D9AC

Analogous#D90099, #D94000

Triadic#2DD900, #002DD9

Split complementary#00D940, #0099D9

Tetradic#99D900, #00D9AC, #4000D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFA6B8

Lighter +30%#FF7390

Lighter +20%#FF4068

Lighter +10%#FF0D3F

Darker −10%#A60022

Darker −20%#730018

Darker −30%#40000D

Darker −40%#0D0003

More saturated +25%#D9002D

Less saturated −25%#BE1B3D

Channel breakdown

R217

B45

Red217 (85.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue347.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 00 · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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