Recognised as Colour

#DC2212

#DC2212
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DC2212 is a red with RGB values 220, 34, 18 and HSL 5°, 85%, 47%. 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

#DC2212#DC2212

HEX#DC2212

RGBrgb(220, 34, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1333, 0.0706

RGB percentages86.3%, 13.3%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(4.8, 84.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 91.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 91.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,426,642

CSS custom property--colour: #DC2212;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 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#23DDED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635709no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F7F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F30022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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

Orange red · ΔE 16.9 Red · ΔE 18.2 Tomato · ΔE 19.7 Crimson · ΔE 22.1 Firebrick · ΔE 22.8 Dark red · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12CCDC

Analogous#DC1267, #DC8712

Triadic#12DC22, #2212DC

Split complementary#12DC87, #1267DC

Tetradic#67DC12, #12CCDC, #8712DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAC5C0

Lighter +30%#F69991

Lighter +20%#F26D62

Lighter +10%#EE4233

Darker −10%#AD1B0E

Darker −20%#7E130A

Darker −30%#4F0C06

Darker −40%#1F0503

More saturated +25%#EE1300

Less saturated −25%#BE3B30

Channel breakdown

R220

G34

B18

Red220 (86.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue4.75°

Saturation (HSL)84.87%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 22 · B 12

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