Recognised as Colour
#DF3956
- #DF3956
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#DF3956 is a red with RGB values 223, 57, 86 and HSL 350°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#DF3956#DF3956
HEX#DF3956
RGBrgb(223, 57, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.2235, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.5%, 22.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(349.5, 72.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 74.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 61.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,629,206
CSS custom property--colour: #DF3956;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#20C6A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39DFC2
Analogous#DF39A9, #DF6F39
Triadic#56DF39, #3956DF
Split complementary#39DF6F, #39A9DF
Tetradic#A9DF39, #39DFC2, #6F39DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G57
B86
Red223 (87.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue349.52°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 39 · B 56
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