Recognised as Colour
#DF0026
- #DF0026
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DF0026 is a red with RGB values 223, 0, 38 and HSL 350°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DF0026#DF0026
HEX#DF0026
RGBrgb(223, 0, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0, 0.149
RGB percentages87.5%, 0%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(349.8, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 83%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,614,566
CSS custom property--colour: #DF0026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#20FFD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00DFB9
Analogous#DF0095, #DF4900
Triadic#26DF00, #0026DF
Split complementary#00DF49, #0095DF
Tetradic#96DF00, #00DFB9, #4A00DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G0
B38
Red223 (87.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue349.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 00 · B 26
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