Recognised as Colour
#DC4521
- #DC4521
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC4521 is a red with RGB values 220, 69, 33 and HSL 12°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC4521#DC4521
HEX#DC4521
RGBrgb(220, 69, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2706, 0.1294
RGB percentages86.3%, 27.1%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(11.6, 73.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 85%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 85%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,435,617
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4521;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#23BADE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21B8DC
Analogous#DC215B, #DCA321
Triadic#21DC45, #4521DC
Split complementary#21DCA2, #215BDC
Tetradic#5ADC21, #21B8DC, #A221DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G69
B33
Red220 (86.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue11.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 45 · B 21
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