Colour

#DF0942

#DF0942
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DF0942 is a red with RGB values 223, 9, 66 and HSL 344°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DF0942#DF0942

HEX#DF0942

RGBrgb(223, 9, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.0353, 0.2588

RGB percentages87.5%, 3.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(344, 92.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344, 96%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 70.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,616,898

CSS custom property--colour: #DF0942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#20F6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5642no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C7F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F50029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 3.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.3 Brown · ΔE 25.3 Tomato · ΔE 26.6 Indian red · ΔE 30.1 Dark red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 3.77, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#09DFA6

Analogous#DF09AD, #DF3B09

Triadic#42DF09, #0942DF

Split complementary#09DF3B, #09ADDF

Tetradic#ADDF09, #09DFA6, #3B09DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCB8CA

Lighter +30%#FA87A6

Lighter +20%#F85681

Lighter +10%#F6255D

Darker −10%#AE0733

Darker −20%#7D0525

Darker −30%#4C0316

Darker −40%#1B0108

More saturated +25%#E8003E

Less saturated −25%#C22650

Channel breakdown

R223

B66

Red223 (87.5%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue344.02°

Saturation (HSL)92.24%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 09 · B 42

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