Recognised as Colour

#DC1900

#DC1900
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DC1900 is a red with RGB values 220, 25, 0 and HSL 7°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#DC1900#DC1900

HEX#DC1900

RGBrgb(220, 25, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.098, 0

RGB percentages86.3%, 9.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(6.8, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 88.6%, 100%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,424,320

CSS custom property--colour: #DC1900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#23E6FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E7E00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F3001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 13.7 Red · ΔE 14.5 Tomato · ΔE 23.6 Crimson · ΔE 26.9 Firebrick · ΔE 27.4 Dark red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C3DC

Analogous#DC0055, #DC8700

Triadic#00DC19, #1900DC

Split complementary#00DC87, #0055DC

Tetradic#55DC00, #00C3DC, #8700DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB3A9

Lighter +30%#FF8676

Lighter +20%#FF5843

Lighter +10%#FF2B10

Darker −10%#A91300

Darker −20%#760D00

Darker −30%#430800

Darker −40%#100200

More saturated +25%#DC1900

Less saturated −25%#C12E1C

Channel breakdown

R220

G25

Red220 (86.3%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue6.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 19 · B 00

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