Colour
#DA2423
- #DA2423
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DA2423 is a red with RGB values 218, 36, 35 and HSL 0°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DA2423#DA2423
HEX#DA2423
RGBrgb(218, 36, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.1412, 0.1373
RGB percentages85.5%, 14.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(0.3, 72.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 83.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 83.5%, 83.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,296,099
CSS custom property--colour: #DA2423;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#25DBDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23D9DA
Analogous#DA237D, #DA7F23
Triadic#23DA24, #2423DA
Split complementary#23DA7F, #237EDA
Tetradic#7EDA23, #23D9DA, #8023DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G36
B35
Red218 (85.5%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue0.33°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 24 · B 23
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