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#d01713

a dark, electric red · warm · closest name: Firebrick

RGB
208, 23, 19
HSL
1°, 83%, 45%
CMYK
0, 89, 91, 18
Luminance
0.1407

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d01713 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d01713
Hue
red
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
45%
dark
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
45%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1407
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
16/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.51:1
Closest name
Firebrick
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue1° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool16% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d01713
RGBrgb(208, 23, 19)
HSLhsl(1, 83%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 91%, 18%)
LABlab(44.3 66.3 51.8)
LCHlch(44.3 84.1 38.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.546 0.214 28.8)
Decimal13637395
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.090 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d01713;
background-color: #d01713;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d01713] bg-[#d01713]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d01713;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.090, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d01713")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD01713)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 23, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #d01713 · 5.51:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.51:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.81:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d01713 as text scores 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d01713 on white: 5.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d01713 on black: 3.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5B500D
deuteranopia · #867600
tritanopia · #E6001B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d01713 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F2
#FAE6E6
#F6C7C6
#F69A98
#F16865
#EC3531
#d01713
#BB1511
#96110E
#6C100E
#440A09
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F2Darkest = 950 · #440A09
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FAE6E6;
  --brand-200: #F6C7C6;
  --brand-300: #F69A98;
  --brand-400: #F16865;
  --brand-500: #EC3531;
  --brand-600: #d01713;
  --brand-700: #BB1511;
  --brand-800: #96110E;
  --brand-900: #6C100E;
  --brand-950: #440A09;
  --brand: #d01713;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #d01713

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF4F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC1C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4C4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0DBF96
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#750D0B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8E8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d01713

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#13CCD0
Analogous left#D0136D
Analogous right#D07613
Split-complement 1#13D076
Split-complement 2#136DD0
Triadic 1#13D017
Triadic 2#1713D0
Tetradic#6DD013

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green9.0%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta88.9%
Yellow90.9%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#d01713 text on a black background

contrast 3.81:1

Card sample

#d01713 text on a white background

contrast 5.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d01713;
Background color
Panel with #d01713 background
background-color: #d01713;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d01713;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 23, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 23, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d01713;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d01713, #D09513);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d01713

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d01713 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d01713, answered

What color is #d01713?

#d01713 is a dark electric red, closest to Firebrick (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 1° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d01713?

rgb(208, 23, 19) — 208 red, 23 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 9% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #d01713 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1407 and perceived brightness is 45%, so white text on it reaches 5.51:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d01713?

White. It scores 5.51:1 against #d01713, versus 3.81:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d01713?

#13CCD0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13D076 and #136DD0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d01713?

For interface work: #FAF4F4 as the surface, #EDC1C0 for borders, #9B4C4B for secondary text, #0DBF96 as an accent and #750D0B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D0136D and #D07613 stays calm, while #13CCD0 is the loudest partner.

What is #d01713 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 89%, 91%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d01713 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 16 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D04113; nudged cooler, #D21153.

Work with #d01713 in the Color Lab