Recognised as Colour
#D94A40
- #D94A40
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#D94A40 is a red with RGB values 217, 74, 64 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
#D94A40#D94A40
HEX#D94A40
RGBrgb(217, 74, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2902, 0.251
RGB percentages85.1%, 29%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(3.9, 66.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 70.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 65.9%, 70.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,240,320
CSS custom property--colour: #D94A40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#26B5BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40CFD9
Analogous#D94082, #D99740
Triadic#40D94A, #4A40D9
Split complementary#40D997, #4082D9
Tetradic#83D940, #40CFD9, #9740D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G74
B64
Red217 (85.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue3.92°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G 4A · B 40
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