Recognised as Colour

#D9493F

#D9493F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#D9493F is a red with RGB values 217, 73, 63 and HSL 4°, 67%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#D9493F

RGBrgb(217, 73, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2863, 0.2471

RGB percentages85.1%, 28.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(3.9, 67%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 71%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 66.4%, 71%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,240,063

CSS custom property--colour: #D9493F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#26B6C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71673Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#95873Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EE2148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12.6 Tomato · ΔE 14.2 Crimson · ΔE 16.4 Brown · ΔE 16.7 Indian red · ΔE 18.6 Salmon · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FCFD9

Analogous#D93F82, #D9963F

Triadic#3FD949, #493FD9

Split complementary#3FD996, #3F82D9

Tetradic#82D93F, #3FCFD9, #963FD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEAE9

Lighter +30%#F2C2BF

Lighter +20%#EA9A94

Lighter +10%#E1716A

Darker −10%#BF3026

Darker −20%#95251D

Darker −30%#6A1B15

Darker −40%#3F100D

More saturated +25%#F63022

Less saturated −25%#BC625C

Channel breakdown

R217

G73

B63

Red217 (85.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue3.9°

Saturation (HSL)66.96%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 49 · B 3F

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