Colour

#DC0048

#DC0048
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC0048 is a red with RGB values 220, 0, 72 and HSL 340°, 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

#DC0048#DC0048

HEX#DC0048

RGBrgb(220, 0, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0, 0.2824

RGB percentages86.3%, 0%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(340.4, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 67.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,417,992

CSS custom property--colour: #DC0048;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#23FFB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#887D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F2002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.2 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 25.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Tomato · ΔE 30.2 Dark red · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00DC94

Analogous#DC00B6, #DC2600

Triadic#48DC00, #0048DC

Split complementary#00DC26, #00B6DC

Tetradic#B6DC00, #00DC94, #2600DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFA9C5

Lighter +30%#FF76A3

Lighter +20%#FF4381

Lighter +10%#FF105E

Darker −10%#A90037

Darker −20%#760027

Darker −30%#430016

Darker −40%#100005

More saturated +25%#DC0048

Less saturated −25%#C11C52

Channel breakdown

R220

B72

Red220 (86.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue340.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 00 · B 48

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