Recognised as Colour
#DC0109
- #DC0109
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#DC0109 is a red with RGB values 220, 1, 9 and HSL 358°, 99%, 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 Red.
Colour values
#DC0109#DC0109
HEX#DC0109
RGBrgb(220, 1, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0039, 0.0353
RGB percentages86.3%, 0.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(357.8, 99.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 99.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,185
CSS custom property--colour: #DC0109;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#23FEF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01DCD4
Analogous#DC0176, #DC6701
Triadic#09DC01, #0109DC
Split complementary#01DC67, #0176DC
Tetradic#77DC01, #01DCD4, #6701DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G1
B9
Red220 (86.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue357.81°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 01 · B 09
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