Colour
#D90D26
- #D90D26
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D90D26 is a red with RGB values 217, 13, 38 and HSL 353°, 89%, 45%. 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
#D90D26#D90D26
HEX#D90D26
RGBrgb(217, 13, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.051, 0.149
RGB percentages85.1%, 5.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(352.6, 88.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 94%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 94%, 82.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,224,678
CSS custom property--colour: #D90D26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1518WCAG 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 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#26F2D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0DD9C0
Analogous#D90D8C, #D95A0D
Triadic#26D90D, #0D26D9
Split complementary#0DD95A, #0D8CD9
Tetradic#8CD90D, #0DD9C0, #5A0DD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G13
B38
Red217 (85.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue352.65°
Saturation (HSL)88.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 0D · B 26
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