Recognised as Colour

#DC2847

#DC2847
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DC2847 is a red with RGB values 220, 40, 71 and HSL 350°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DC2847#DC2847

HEX#DC2847

RGBrgb(220, 40, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1569, 0.2784

RGB percentages86.3%, 15.7%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(349.7, 72%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 81.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 67.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,428,231

CSS custom property--colour: #DC2847;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#23D7B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615B47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8141no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F20036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6 Firebrick · ΔE 17.5 Brown · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Dark red · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28DCBD

Analogous#DC28A1, #DC6328

Triadic#47DC28, #2847DC

Split complementary#28DC63, #28A1DC

Tetradic#A1DC28, #28DCBD, #6328DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D7DD

Lighter +30%#F1ACB8

Lighter +20%#EA8092

Lighter +10%#E3546D

Darker −10%#B41D37

Darker −20%#88162A

Darker −30%#5C0F1C

Darker −40%#30080F

More saturated +25%#FB0933

Less saturated −25%#BD475B

Channel breakdown

R220

G40

B71

Red220 (86.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue349.67°

Saturation (HSL)72%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 28 · B 47

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