Recognised as Colour

#D9240D

#D9240D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#D9240D is a red with RGB values 217, 36, 13 and HSL 7°, 89%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

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HEX#D9240D

RGBrgb(217, 36, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.1412, 0.051

RGB percentages85.1%, 14.1%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(6.8, 88.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 94%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 83.4%, 94%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,230,541

CSS custom property--colour: #D9240D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#26DBF2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625602no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E7D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F00023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 16.4 Red · ΔE 18.6 Tomato · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Crimson · ΔE 23.4 Dark red · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0DC2D9

Analogous#D90D5C, #D98A0D

Triadic#0DD924, #240DD9

Split complementary#0DD98A, #0D5CD9

Tetradic#5CD90D, #0DC2D9, #8A0DD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBBFB7

Lighter +30%#F89487

Lighter +20%#F56957

Lighter +10%#F23E27

Darker −10%#A91C0A

Darker −20%#791407

Darker −30%#490C04

Darker −40%#190401

More saturated +25%#E61A00

Less saturated −25%#BC3A2A

Channel breakdown

R217

G36

B13

Red217 (85.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue6.76°

Saturation (HSL)88.7%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 24 · B 0D

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