Recognised as Colour
#DF5255
- #DF5255
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#DF5255 is a red with RGB values 223, 82, 85 and HSL 359°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#DF5255#DF5255
HEX#DF5255
RGBrgb(223, 82, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.3216, 0.3333
RGB percentages87.5%, 32.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(358.7, 68.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 63.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.2%, 61.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,635,605
CSS custom property--colour: #DF5255;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#20ADAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52DFDC
Analogous#DF529C, #DF9652
Triadic#55DF52, #5255DF
Split complementary#52DF96, #529CDF
Tetradic#9BDF52, #52DFDC, #9552DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G82
B85
Red223 (87.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue358.72°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G 52 · B 55
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