Recognised as Colour

#DF255A

#DF255A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DF255A is a red with RGB values 223, 37, 90 and HSL 343°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#DF255A#DF255A

HEX#DF255A

RGBrgb(223, 37, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1451, 0.3529

RGB percentages87.5%, 14.5%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(342.9, 74.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 83.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 83.4%, 59.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,624,090

CSS custom property--colour: #DF255A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#20DAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5D5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8255no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F4003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Indian red · ΔE 26 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 26.6 Deep pink · ΔE 28.7 Light coral · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25DFAA

Analogous#DF25B7, #DF4D25

Triadic#5ADF25, #255ADF

Split complementary#25DF4D, #25B7DF

Tetradic#B7DF25, #25DFAA, #4D25DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D7E1

Lighter +30%#F3AABF

Lighter +20%#EC7E9D

Lighter +10%#E6517C

Darker −10%#B61B47

Darker −20%#8A1436

Darker −30%#5D0E24

Darker −40%#310713

More saturated +25%#FE064D

Less saturated −25%#C04467

Channel breakdown

R223

G37

B90

Red223 (87.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue342.9°

Saturation (HSL)74.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 25 · B 5A

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