Recognised as Colour
#DC022C
- #DC022C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC022C is a red with RGB values 220, 2, 44 and HSL 348°, 98%, 44%. 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
#DC022C#DC022C
HEX#DC022C
RGBrgb(220, 2, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0078, 0.1725
RGB percentages86.3%, 0.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(348.4, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.4, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 80%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,476
CSS custom property--colour: #DC022C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#23FDD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02DCB2
Analogous#DC0299, #DC4502
Triadic#2CDC02, #022CDC
Split complementary#02DC45, #0299DC
Tetradic#99DC02, #02DCB2, #4502DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G2
B44
Red220 (86.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue348.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 02 · B 2C
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