Colour

#DF203E

#DF203E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DF203E is a red with RGB values 223, 32, 62 and HSL 351°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DF203E#DF203E

HEX#DF203E

RGBrgb(223, 32, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1255, 0.2431

RGB percentages87.5%, 12.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(350.6, 74.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 85.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.7%, 72.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,622,782

CSS custom property--colour: #DF203E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#20DFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#60593Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8137no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original

Tritanopia#F5002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 1.8 Firebrick · ΔE 17 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 28.2 Dark red · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 1.8, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DFC1

Analogous#DF209D, #DF6220

Triadic#3EDF20, #203EDF

Split complementary#20DF61, #209EDF

Tetradic#9EDF20, #20DFC1, #6220DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D2D8

Lighter +30%#F2A6B2

Lighter +20%#EC798B

Lighter +10%#E54D65

Darker −10%#B21A32

Darker −20%#861325

Darker −30%#590D19

Darker −40%#2D060C

More saturated +25%#FF0028

Less saturated −25%#BF4054

Channel breakdown

R223

G32

B62

Red223 (87.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue350.58°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 20 · B 3E

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