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Recognised as Colour

#DF2C24

  • #DF2C24
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tomato

#DF2C24 is a red with RGB values 223, 44, 36 and HSL 3°, 75%, 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 Tomato.

Colour values

#DF2C24#DF2C24
HEX#DF2C24
RGBrgb(223, 44, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.1725, 0.1412
RGB percentages87.5%, 17.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(2.6, 74.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 83.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.3%, 83.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,625,828
CSS custom property--colour: #DF2C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 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#20D3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#675C20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#928219no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F6002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 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

Tomato · ΔE 15.9Crimson · ΔE 16.3Firebrick · ΔE 18.4Orange red · ΔE 21.6Red · ΔE 23.1Dark red · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24D7DF
Analogous#DF2479, #DF8924
Triadic#24DF2C, #2C24DF
Split complementary#24DF89, #247ADF
Tetradic#7ADF24, #24D7DF, #8924DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D7D6
Lighter +30%#F3ADA9
Lighter +20%#EC827D
Lighter +10%#E65750
Darker −10%#B5211B
Darker −20%#891914
Darker −30%#5C110E
Darker −40%#300907
More saturated +25%#FE0F05
Less saturated −25%#C04943

Channel breakdown

R223
G44
B36
Red223 (87.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue2.57°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 2C · B 24

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