Recognised as Colour
#DC030F
- #DC030F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#DC030F is a red with RGB values 220, 3, 15 and HSL 357°, 97%, 44%. 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
#DC030F#DC030F
HEX#DC030F
RGBrgb(220, 3, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0118, 0.0588
RGB percentages86.3%, 1.2%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(356.7, 97.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 98.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 93.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,418,703
CSS custom property--colour: #DC030F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#23FCF0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03DCD0
Analogous#DC037C, #DC6303
Triadic#0FDC03, #030FDC
Split complementary#03DC63, #037CDC
Tetradic#7CDC03, #03DCD0, #6303DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G3
B15
Red220 (86.3%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue356.68°
Saturation (HSL)97.31%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 03 · B 0F
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