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#d40f2c

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

RGB
212, 15, 44
HSL
351°, 87%, 45%
CMYK
0, 93, 79, 17
Luminance
0.1452

Every format

HEX#d40f2c
RGBrgb(212, 15, 44)
HSLhsl(351, 87%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 79%, 17%)
LABlab(45.0 69.0 40.2)
LCHlch(45.0 79.9 30.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.553 0.218 23.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d40f2c;
background-color: #d40f2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d40f2c] bg-[#d40f2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d40f2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.059, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d40f2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d40f2c on white: 5.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d40f2c on black: 3.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green5.9%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta92.9%
Yellow79.2%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#d40f2c text on a black background

contrast 3.90:1

Card sample

#d40f2c text on a white background

contrast 5.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d40f2c;
Background color
Panel with #d40f2c background
background-color: #d40f2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d40f2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 15, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 15, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d40f2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40f2c, #D4750F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d40f2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #d40f2c in the Color Lab