Recognised as Colour

#DA254F

#DA254F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DA254F is a red with RGB values 218, 37, 79 and HSL 346°, 71%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DA254F#DA254F

HEX#DA254F

RGBrgb(218, 37, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.1451, 0.3098

RGB percentages85.5%, 14.5%, 31%

HSLhsl(346.1, 71%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.1, 83%, 85.5%)

CMYK0%, 83%, 63.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,296,399

CSS custom property--colour: #DA254F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#25DAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7F4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21 Brown · ΔE 22.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.1 Tomato · ΔE 29.1 Salmon · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25DAB0

Analogous#DA25AA, #DA5525

Triadic#4FDA25, #254FDA

Split complementary#25DA56, #25AADA

Tetradic#AADA25, #25DAB0, #5625DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D3DC

Lighter +30%#F0A8B9

Lighter +20%#E97C95

Lighter +10%#E15172

Darker −10%#AE1E3F

Darker −20%#83162F

Darker −30%#570F20

Darker −40%#2C0710

More saturated +25%#FA053E

Less saturated −25%#BA4560

Channel breakdown

R218

G37

B79

Red218 (85.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue346.08°

Saturation (HSL)70.98%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DA · G 25 · B 4F

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