Recognised as Colour
#DC4825
- #DC4825
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC4825 is a red with RGB values 220, 72, 37 and HSL 11°, 72%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC4825#DC4825
HEX#DC4825
RGBrgb(220, 72, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.2824, 0.1451
RGB percentages86.3%, 28.2%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(11.5, 72.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 83.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.3%, 83.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,436,389
CSS custom property--colour: #DC4825;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#23B7DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25B9DC
Analogous#DC255E, #DCA425
Triadic#25DC48, #4825DC
Split complementary#25DCA4, #255DDC
Tetradic#5DDC25, #25B9DC, #A425DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G72
B37
Red220 (86.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue11.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 48 · B 25
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