Recognised as Colour
#DF2B23
- #DF2B23
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#DF2B23 is a red with RGB values 223, 43, 35 and HSL 3°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#DF2B23#DF2B23
HEX#DF2B23
RGBrgb(223, 43, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1686, 0.1373
RGB percentages87.5%, 16.9%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(2.6, 74.6%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 84.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 84.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,625,571
CSS custom property--colour: #DF2B23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 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#515151
Inverted#20D4DC
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23D7DF
Analogous#DF2379, #DF8923
Triadic#23DF2B, #2B23DF
Split complementary#23DF89, #2379DF
Tetradic#79DF23, #23D7DF, #8923DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G43
B35
Red223 (87.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue2.55°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 2B · B 23
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