Recognised as Colour

#DC2416

#DC2416
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#DC2416 is a red with RGB values 220, 36, 22 and HSL 4°, 82%, 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

#DC2416#DC2416

HEX#DC2416

RGBrgb(220, 36, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1412, 0.0863

RGB percentages86.3%, 14.1%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(4.2, 81.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 90%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 83.6%, 90%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,427,158

CSS custom property--colour: #DC2416;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#23DBE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63580Fno 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 72.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F30024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 17.9 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Red · ΔE 19.3 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Dark red · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16CEDC

Analogous#DC166B, #DC8716

Triadic#16DC24, #2416DC

Split complementary#16DC87, #166BDC

Tetradic#6BDC16, #16CEDC, #8716DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9C9C5

Lighter +30%#F59D96

Lighter +20%#F07268

Lighter +10%#EB463A

Darker −10%#AE1C11

Darker −20%#7F150D

Darker −30%#510D08

Darker −40%#230603

More saturated +25%#F21100

Less saturated −25%#BE3E34

Channel breakdown

R220

G36

B22

Red220 (86.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue4.24°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 24 · B 16

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