Recognised as Colour
#DC0952
- #DC0952
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC0952 is a red with RGB values 220, 9, 82 and HSL 339°, 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
#DC0952#DC0952
HEX#DC0952
RGBrgb(220, 9, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.0353, 0.3216
RGB percentages86.3%, 3.5%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(339.2, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 62.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,420,306
CSS custom property--colour: #DC0952;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#23F6AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09DC93
Analogous#DC09BB, #DC2909
Triadic#52DC09, #0952DC
Split complementary#09DC29, #09BBDC
Tetradic#BCDC09, #09DC93, #2A09DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G9
B82
Red220 (86.3%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue339.24°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 09 · B 52
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