Recognised as Colour
#DC502F
- #DC502F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DC502F is a red with RGB values 220, 80, 47 and HSL 11°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DC502F#DC502F
HEX#DC502F
RGBrgb(220, 80, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3137, 0.1843
RGB percentages86.3%, 31.4%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(11.4, 71.2%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.4, 78.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 63.6%, 78.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,438,447
CSS custom property--colour: #DC502F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#23AFD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FBBDC
Analogous#DC2F65, #DCA62F
Triadic#2FDC50, #502FDC
Split complementary#2FDCA7, #2F64DC
Tetradic#65DC2F, #2FBBDC, #A72FDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G80
B47
Red220 (86.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue11.45°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G 50 · B 2F
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