Colour
#DC3344
- #DC3344
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC3344 is a red with RGB values 220, 51, 68 and HSL 354°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DC3344#DC3344
HEX#DC3344
RGBrgb(220, 51, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2, 0.2667
RGB percentages86.3%, 20%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(354, 70.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 76.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 69.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,431,044
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3344;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#23CCBB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33DCCB
Analogous#DC3398, #DC7733
Triadic#44DC33, #3344DC
Split complementary#33DC77, #3398DC
Tetradic#98DC33, #33DCCB, #7733DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G51
B68
Red220 (86.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue353.96°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 33 · B 44
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