Recognised as Colour

#DC2140

#DC2140
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC2140 is a red with RGB values 220, 33, 64 and HSL 350°, 74%, 50%. 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

#DC2140#DC2140

HEX#DC2140

RGBrgb(220, 33, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1294, 0.251

RGB percentages86.3%, 12.9%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(350.1, 73.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 85%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 85%, 70.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,426,432

CSS custom property--colour: #DC2140;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#23DEBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F593Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7F3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F20030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 2.6 Firebrick · ΔE 16.6 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Tomato · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 2.6, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21DCBD

Analogous#DC219E, #DC6021

Triadic#40DC21, #2140DC

Split complementary#21DC60, #219EDC

Tetradic#9DDC21, #21DCBD, #5F21DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D1D7

Lighter +30%#F1A5B1

Lighter +20%#EB788B

Lighter +10%#E44C65

Darker −10%#B01A33

Darker −20%#831426

Darker −30%#570D19

Darker −40%#2B060C

More saturated +25%#FC012B

Less saturated −25%#BC4155

Channel breakdown

R220

G33

B64

Red220 (86.3%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue350.05°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 21 · B 40

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