Recognised as Colour
#DC0045
- #DC0045
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC0045 is a red with RGB values 220, 0, 69 and HSL 341°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DC0045#DC0045
HEX#DC0045
RGBrgb(220, 0, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.2706
RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(341.2, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 68.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,417,989
CSS custom property--colour: #DC0045;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#23FFBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00DC97
Analogous#DC00B3, #DC2900
Triadic#45DC00, #0045DC
Split complementary#00DC29, #00B3DC
Tetradic#B3DC00, #00DC97, #2900DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G0
B69
Red220 (86.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue341.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B 45
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