Recognised as Colour

#DC0942

#DC0942
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC0942 is a red with RGB values 220, 9, 66 and HSL 344°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC0942#DC0942

HEX#DC0942

RGBrgb(220, 9, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0353, 0.2588

RGB percentages86.3%, 3.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(343.8, 92.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 95.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 95.9%, 70%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,420,290

CSS custom property--colour: #DC0942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15804WCAG 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 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#23F6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595442no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7D3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F20029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.8 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Tomato · ΔE 27.1 Indian red · ΔE 29.3 Dark red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.25, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09DCA3

Analogous#DC09AB, #DC3A09

Triadic#42DC09, #0942DC

Split complementary#09DC3A, #09ABDC

Tetradic#ABDC09, #09DCA3, #3A09DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCB5C8

Lighter +30%#FA84A4

Lighter +20%#F85380

Lighter +10%#F6225B

Darker −10%#AB0733

Darker −20%#7A0525

Darker −30%#490316

Darker −40%#180107

More saturated +25%#E5003E

Less saturated −25%#BF264F

Channel breakdown

R220

B66

Red220 (86.3%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue343.79°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 09 · B 42

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Colour values

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