Colour
#DC2623
- #DC2623
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC2623 is a red with RGB values 220, 38, 35 and HSL 1°, 73%, 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
#DC2623#DC2623
HEX#DC2623
RGBrgb(220, 38, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.149, 0.1373
RGB percentages86.3%, 14.9%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(1, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 84.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,427,683
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2623;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16723WCAG 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 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#23D9DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23D9DC
Analogous#DC237C, #DC8323
Triadic#23DC26, #2623DC
Split complementary#23DC83, #237DDC
Tetradic#7DDC23, #23D9DC, #8223DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G38
B35
Red220 (86.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue0.97°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 26 · B 23
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