Recognised as Colour
#D9042F
- #D9042F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D9042F is a red with RGB values 217, 4, 47 and HSL 348°, 96%, 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
#D9042F#D9042F
HEX#D9042F
RGBrgb(217, 4, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.0157, 0.1843
RGB percentages85.1%, 1.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(347.9, 96.4%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 98.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.2%, 78.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,222,383
CSS custom property--colour: #D9042F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#26FBD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04D9AE
Analogous#D9049A, #D94304
Triadic#2FD904, #042FD9
Split complementary#04D943, #049AD9
Tetradic#9AD904, #04D9AE, #4304D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G4
B47
Red217 (85.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue347.89°
Saturation (HSL)96.38%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 04 · B 2F
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