Recognised as Colour
#D90E2F
- #D90E2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D90E2F is a red with RGB values 217, 14, 47 and HSL 350°, 88%, 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
#D90E2F#D90E2F
HEX#D90E2F
RGBrgb(217, 14, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.0549, 0.1843
RGB percentages85.1%, 5.5%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(350.2, 87.9%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 93.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 93.5%, 78.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,224,943
CSS custom property--colour: #D90E2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#26F1D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0ED9B8
Analogous#D90E94, #D9520E
Triadic#2FD90E, #0E2FD9
Split complementary#0ED952, #0E95D9
Tetradic#95D90E, #0ED9B8, #530ED9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G14
B47
Red217 (85.1%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue350.25°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 0E · B 2F
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