Recognised as Colour
#DF294B
- #DF294B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DF294B is a red with RGB values 223, 41, 75 and HSL 349°, 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
#DF294B#DF294B
HEX#DF294B
RGBrgb(223, 41, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1608, 0.2941
RGB percentages87.5%, 16.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(348.8, 74%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 81.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 81.6%, 66.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,625,099
CSS custom property--colour: #DF294B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17782WCAG 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 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#20D6B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29DFBD
Analogous#DF29A6, #DF6229
Triadic#4BDF29, #294BDF
Split complementary#29DF62, #29A6DF
Tetradic#A6DF29, #29DFBD, #6229DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G41
B75
Red223 (87.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue348.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 29 · B 4B
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