Colour

#DC1F51

#DC1F51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC1F51 is a red with RGB values 220, 31, 81 and HSL 344°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC1F51#DC1F51

HEX#DC1F51

RGBrgb(220, 31, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1216, 0.3176

RGB percentages86.3%, 12.2%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(344.1, 75.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 85.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 63.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,425,937

CSS custom property--colour: #DC1F51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#23E0AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5951no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7F4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F10037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.6 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Tomato · ΔE 30.8 Salmon · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1FDCAA

Analogous#DC1FB0, #DC4C1F

Triadic#51DC1F, #1F51DC

Split complementary#1FDC4C, #1FB0DC

Tetradic#AFDC1F, #1FDCAA, #4B1FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8CFDA

Lighter +30%#F2A2B7

Lighter +20%#EC7595

Lighter +10%#E54972

Darker −10%#AF1941

Darker −20%#831230

Darker −30%#560C20

Darker −40%#29060F

More saturated +25%#FB0042

Less saturated −25%#BD3E60

Channel breakdown

R220

G31

B81

Red220 (86.3%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue344.13°

Saturation (HSL)75.3%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 1F · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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