Recognised as Colour
#DC354B
- #DC354B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DC354B is a red with RGB values 220, 53, 75 and HSL 352°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DC354B#DC354B
HEX#DC354B
RGBrgb(220, 53, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2078, 0.2941
RGB percentages86.3%, 20.8%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(352.1, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 65.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,431,563
CSS custom property--colour: #DC354B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#23CAB4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35DCC6
Analogous#DC359E, #DC7235
Triadic#4BDC35, #354BDC
Split complementary#35DC73, #359EDC
Tetradic#9FDC35, #35DCC6, #7335DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G53
B75
Red220 (86.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue352.1°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 35 · B 4B
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