Recognised as Colour

#DC242C

#DC242C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC242C is a red with RGB values 220, 36, 44 and HSL 357°, 72%, 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

#DC242C#DC242C

HEX#DC242C

RGBrgb(220, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages86.3%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(357.4, 72.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 83.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 83.6%, 80%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,427,180

CSS custom property--colour: #DC242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#23DBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#62582Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E7F23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F3002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.6 Firebrick · ΔE 15.7 Tomato · ΔE 17.6 Brown · ΔE 24.4 Dark red · ΔE 25.9 Orange red · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24DCD4

Analogous#DC2488, #DC7824

Triadic#2CDC24, #242CDC

Split complementary#24DC78, #2488DC

Tetradic#88DC24, #24DCD4, #7824DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D4D5

Lighter +30%#F1A8AB

Lighter +20%#EA7C81

Lighter +10%#E35056

Darker −10%#B11C23

Darker −20%#85151A

Darker −30%#590E11

Darker −40%#2D0709

More saturated +25%#FC040F

Less saturated −25%#BC4449

Channel breakdown

R220

G36

B44

Red220 (86.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue357.39°

Saturation (HSL)72.44%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 24 · B 2C

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Colour values

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