Recognised as Colour
#DF2A11
- #DF2A11
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#DF2A11 is a red with RGB values 223, 42, 17 and HSL 7°, 86%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#DF2A11#DF2A11
HEX#DF2A11
RGBrgb(223, 42, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1647, 0.0667
RGB percentages87.5%, 16.5%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(7.3, 85.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 92.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 81.2%, 92.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,625,297
CSS custom property--colour: #DF2A11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#20D5EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11C6DF
Analogous#DF115F, #DF9111
Triadic#11DF2A, #2A11DF
Split complementary#11DF91, #115FDF
Tetradic#5FDF11, #11C6DF, #9111DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G42
B17
Red223 (87.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue7.28°
Saturation (HSL)85.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 2A · B 11
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