Recognised as Colour

#DF2843

#DF2843
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#DF2843 is a red with RGB values 223, 40, 67 and HSL 351°, 74%, 52%. 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

#DF2843#DF2843

HEX#DF2843

RGBrgb(223, 40, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1569, 0.2627

RGB percentages87.5%, 15.7%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(351.1, 74.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 82.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 82.1%, 70%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,624,835

CSS custom property--colour: #DF2843;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#20D7BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625C42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F823Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F50035no 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 text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 3.7 Firebrick · ΔE 16.9 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Dark red · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 3.69, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28DFC4

Analogous#DF289E, #DF6928

Triadic#43DF28, #2843DF

Split complementary#28DF69, #289EDF

Tetradic#9EDF28, #28DFC4, #6928DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9DADE

Lighter +30%#F3ADB7

Lighter +20%#EC8191

Lighter +10%#E6546A

Darker −10%#B91B33

Darker −20%#8C1526

Darker −30%#600E1A

Darker −40%#33080E

More saturated +25%#FE092D

Less saturated −25%#C04759

Channel breakdown

R223

G40

B67

Red223 (87.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue351.15°

Saturation (HSL)74.09%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 28 · B 43

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