Recognised as Colour
#DC2009
- #DC2009
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DC2009 is a red with RGB values 220, 32, 9 and HSL 7°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DC2009#DC2009
HEX#DC2009
RGBrgb(220, 32, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1255, 0.0353
RGB percentages86.3%, 12.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(6.5, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,121
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2009;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#23DFF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09C5DC
Analogous#DC095B, #DC8909
Triadic#09DC20, #2009DC
Split complementary#09DC8A, #095BDC
Tetradic#5CDC09, #09C5DC, #8A09DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G32
B9
Red220 (86.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue6.54°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 20 · B 09
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