Colour

#D9235E

#D9235E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#D9235E is a red with RGB values 217, 35, 94 and HSL 341°, 72%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#D9235E

RGBrgb(217, 35, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.1373, 0.3686

RGB percentages85.1%, 13.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(340.5, 72.2%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 83.9%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 83.9%, 56.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,230,366

CSS custom property--colour: #D9235E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#26DCA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#877F59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ED003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Deep pink · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.4 Brown · ΔE 27.8 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23D99E

Analogous#D923B9, #D94323

Triadic#5ED923, #235ED9

Split complementary#23D943, #23B9D9

Tetradic#B9D923, #23D99E, #4323D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7D0DD

Lighter +30%#F0A5BD

Lighter +20%#E9799D

Lighter +10%#E24D7D

Darker −10%#AD1C4B

Darker −20%#811538

Darker −30%#550E25

Darker −40%#290712

More saturated +25%#F90453

Less saturated −25%#BA4369

Channel breakdown

R217

G35

B94

Red217 (85.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue340.55°

Saturation (HSL)72.22%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 23 · B 5E

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