Colour

#D90049

#D90049
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D90049 is a red with RGB values 217, 0, 73 and HSL 340°, 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

#D90049#D90049

HEX#D90049

RGBrgb(217, 0, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0, 0.2863

RGB percentages85.1%, 0%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(339.8, 100%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 100%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,221,385

CSS custom property--colour: #D90049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#26FFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#867B43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EF002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.6 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 28.9 Tomato · ΔE 31.3 Dark red · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D990

Analogous#D900B6, #D92400

Triadic#49D900, #0049D9

Split complementary#00D924, #00B5D9

Tetradic#B5D900, #00D990, #2300D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA6C4

Lighter +30%#FF73A2

Lighter +20%#FF4080

Lighter +10%#FF0D5E

Darker −10%#A60038

Darker −20%#730027

Darker −30%#400016

Darker −40%#0D0004

More saturated +25%#D90049

Less saturated −25%#BE1B52

Channel breakdown

R217

B73

Red217 (85.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue339.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 00 · B 49

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