Colour

#DF205F

#DF205F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DF205F is a red with RGB values 223, 32, 95 and HSL 340°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#DF205F

RGBrgb(223, 32, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1255, 0.3725

RGB percentages87.5%, 12.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(340.2, 74.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 85.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.7%, 57.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,622,815

CSS custom property--colour: #DF205F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#20DFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5C60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B825Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F4003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.9 Deep pink · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 28 Brown · ΔE 29.2 Firebrick · ΔE 29.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20DFA0

Analogous#DF20BF, #DF4120

Triadic#5FDF20, #205FDF

Split complementary#20DF41, #20BFDF

Tetradic#BEDF20, #20DFA0, #4020DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D2DF

Lighter +30%#F2A6BF

Lighter +20%#EC799F

Lighter +10%#E54D7F

Darker −10%#B21A4C

Darker −20%#861339

Darker −30%#590D26

Darker −40%#2D0613

More saturated +25%#FF0054

Less saturated −25%#BF406A

Channel breakdown

R223

G32

B95

Red223 (87.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue340.21°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 20 · B 5F

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