Recognised as Colour
#D9003C
- #D9003C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D9003C is a red with RGB values 217, 0, 60 and HSL 343°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D9003C#D9003C
HEX#D9003C
RGBrgb(217, 0, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0, 0.2353
RGB percentages85.1%, 0%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(343.4, 100%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.4, 100%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 72.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,221,372
CSS custom property--colour: #D9003C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#26FFC3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00D99D
Analogous#D900A9, #D93100
Triadic#3CD900, #003CD9
Split complementary#00D931, #00A8D9
Tetradic#A8D900, #00D99D, #3000D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G0
B60
Red217 (85.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue343.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 00 · B 3C
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