Colour
#DC232B
- #DC232B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC232B is a red with RGB values 220, 35, 43 and HSL 357°, 73%, 50%. 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
#DC232B#DC232B
HEX#DC232B
RGBrgb(220, 35, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1373, 0.1686
RGB percentages86.3%, 13.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(357.4, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 80.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,426,923
CSS custom property--colour: #DC232B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#23DCD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23DCD4
Analogous#DC2387, #DC7823
Triadic#2BDC23, #232BDC
Split complementary#23DC78, #2388DC
Tetradic#87DC23, #23DCD4, #7823DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G35
B43
Red220 (86.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue357.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 23 · B 2B
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