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Recognised as Colour

#DC2925

  • #DC2925
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#DC2925 is a red with RGB values 220, 41, 37 and HSL 1°, 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

#DC2925#DC2925
HEX#DC2925
RGBrgb(220, 41, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1608, 0.1451
RGB percentages86.3%, 16.1%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(1.3, 72.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 83.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 83.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,428,453
CSS custom property--colour: #DC2925;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#23D6DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#645A22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original
Deuteranopia#90801Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F3002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.9Tomato · ΔE 16.4Firebrick · ΔE 17Orange red · ΔE 23.3Red · ΔE 24.5Dark red · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25D8DC
Analogous#DC257D, #DC8525
Triadic#25DC29, #2925DC
Split complementary#25DC84, #257DDC
Tetradic#7CDC25, #25D8DC, #8425DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D6D5
Lighter +30%#F1AAA9
Lighter +20%#EA7F7D
Lighter +10%#E35451
Darker −10%#B2201C
Darker −20%#861815
Darker −30%#5A100E
Darker −40%#2E0807
More saturated +25%#FC0B05
Less saturated −25%#BC4745

Channel breakdown

R220
G41
B37
Red220 (86.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue1.31°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 29 · B 25

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