Recognised as Colour
#DC3F2E
- #DC3F2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC3F2E is a red with RGB values 220, 63, 46 and HSL 6°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC3F2E#DC3F2E
HEX#DC3F2E
RGBrgb(220, 63, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2471, 0.1804
RGB percentages86.3%, 24.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(5.9, 71.3%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 79.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 79.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,434,094
CSS custom property--colour: #DC3F2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#23C0D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ECBDC
Analogous#DC2E74, #DC962E
Triadic#2EDC3F, #3F2EDC
Split complementary#2EDC96, #2E74DC
Tetradic#74DC2E, #2ECBDC, #962EDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G63
B46
Red220 (86.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue5.86°
Saturation (HSL)71.31%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 3F · B 2E
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