Recognised as Colour
#D93842
- #D93842
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#D93842 is a red with RGB values 217, 56, 66 and HSL 356°, 68%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#D93842#D93842
HEX#D93842
RGBrgb(217, 56, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2196, 0.2588
RGB percentages85.1%, 22%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(356.3, 67.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 74.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 69.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,235,714
CSS custom property--colour: #D93842;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#26C7BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38D9CF
Analogous#D93893, #D97F38
Triadic#42D938, #3842D9
Split complementary#38D97F, #3893D9
Tetradic#92D938, #38D9CF, #7F38D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G56
B66
Red217 (85.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue356.27°
Saturation (HSL)67.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 38 · B 42
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