Recognised as Colour

#DC0025

#DC0025
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC0025 is a red with RGB values 220, 0, 37 and HSL 350°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC0025#DC0025

HEX#DC0025

RGBrgb(220, 0, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.1451

RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(349.9, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 83.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,417,957

CSS custom property--colour: #DC0025;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#23FFDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5223no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7C19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F30018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.5 Red · ΔE 24 Orange red · ΔE 26.2 Dark red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DCB7

Analogous#DC0093, #DC4900

Triadic#25DC00, #0025DC

Split complementary#00DC49, #0093DC

Tetradic#93DC00, #00DCB7, #4900DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA9B7

Lighter +30%#FF768D

Lighter +20%#FF4363

Lighter +10%#FF1038

Darker −10%#A9001C

Darker −20%#760014

Darker −30%#43000B

Darker −40%#100003

More saturated +25%#DC0025

Less saturated −25%#C11C37

Channel breakdown

R220

B37

Red220 (86.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue349.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B 25

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