Recognised as Colour

#DC2C24

#DC2C24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#DC2C24 is a red with RGB values 220, 44, 36 and HSL 3°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#DC2C24#DC2C24

HEX#DC2C24

RGBrgb(220, 44, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.1725, 0.1412

RGB percentages86.3%, 17.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(2.6, 72.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 83.6%, 86.3%)

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

24-bit integer14,429,220

CSS custom property--colour: #DC2C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#23D3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665B20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#908119no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F3002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 15.8 Crimson · ΔE 15.8 Firebrick · ΔE 17.1 Orange red · ΔE 22.6 Red · ΔE 24.3 Dark red · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24D4DC

Analogous#DC2478, #DC8824

Triadic#24DC2C, #2C24DC

Split complementary#24DC88, #2478DC

Tetradic#78DC24, #24D4DC, #8824DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D5D4

Lighter +30%#F1ABA8

Lighter +20%#EA817C

Lighter +10%#E35650

Darker −10%#B1231C

Darker −20%#851A15

Darker −30%#59110E

Darker −40%#2D0907

More saturated +25%#FC0F04

Less saturated −25%#BC4944

Channel breakdown

R220

G44

B36

Red220 (86.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue2.61°

Saturation (HSL)72.44%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G 2C · B 24

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