Recognised as Colour

#DC1F2C

#DC1F2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC1F2C is a red with RGB values 220, 31, 44 and HSL 356°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC1F2C#DC1F2C

HEX#DC1F2C

RGBrgb(220, 31, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1216, 0.1725

RGB percentages86.3%, 12.2%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(355.9, 75.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 85.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 80%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,425,900

CSS custom property--colour: #DC1F2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#23E0D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61572Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E7F23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F30027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10 Firebrick · ΔE 16.2 Tomato · ΔE 18.5 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Dark red · ΔE 26.2 Red · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1FDCCF

Analogous#DC1F8A, #DC711F

Triadic#2CDC1F, #1F2CDC

Split complementary#1FDC71, #1F8ADC

Tetradic#8ADC1F, #1FDCCF, #711FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8CFD2

Lighter +30%#F2A2A8

Lighter +20%#EC757E

Lighter +10%#E54953

Darker −10%#AF1923

Darker −20%#83121A

Darker −30%#560C11

Darker −40%#290608

More saturated +25%#FB0011

Less saturated −25%#BD3E47

Channel breakdown

R220

G31

B44

Red220 (86.3%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue355.87°

Saturation (HSL)75.3%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 1F · B 2C

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