Recognised as Colour
#DA2D42
- #DA2D42
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DA2D42 is a red with RGB values 218, 45, 66 and HSL 353°, 70%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DA2D42#DA2D42
HEX#DA2D42
RGBrgb(218, 45, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.1765, 0.2588
RGB percentages85.5%, 17.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(352.7, 70%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 79.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 69.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,298,434
CSS custom property--colour: #DA2D42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#25D2BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DDAC5
Analogous#DA2D98, #DA6F2D
Triadic#42DA2D, #2D42DA
Split complementary#2DDA6F, #2D98DA
Tetradic#98DA2D, #2DDAC5, #6F2DDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G45
B66
Red218 (85.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue352.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G 2D · B 42
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