Colour

#D9081C

#D9081C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D9081C is a red with RGB values 217, 8, 28 and HSL 354°, 93%, 44%. 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

#D9081C#D9081C

HEX#D9081C

RGBrgb(217, 8, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.0314, 0.1098

RGB percentages85.1%, 3.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(354.3, 92.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 96.3%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 96.3%, 87.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,223,388

CSS custom property--colour: #D9081C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#26F7E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5118no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7B0Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F00017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20 Tomato · ΔE 21.1 Red · ΔE 21.4 Orange red · ΔE 22.9 Dark red · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08D9C5

Analogous#D90884, #D95D08

Triadic#1CD908, #081CD9

Split complementary#08D95C, #0884D9

Tetradic#84D908, #08D9C5, #5D08D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCB1B8

Lighter +30%#FA808B

Lighter +20%#F84F5F

Lighter +10%#F71D32

Darker −10%#A80616

Darker −20%#77040F

Darker −30%#450309

Darker −40%#140103

More saturated +25%#E10016

Less saturated −25%#BD2433

Channel breakdown

R217

B28

Red217 (85.1%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue354.26°

Saturation (HSL)92.89%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 08 · B 1C

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Colour values

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