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#d40000

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

RGB
212, 0, 0
HSL
0°, 100%, 42%
CMYK
0, 100, 100, 17
Luminance
0.1400

Every format

HEX#d40000
RGBrgb(212, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 17%)
LABlab(44.2 69.7 58.5)
LCHlch(44.2 91.0 40.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.546 0.224 29.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d40000;
background-color: #d40000;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d40000] bg-[#d40000]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d40000;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d40000")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d40000 on white: 5.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d40000 on black: 3.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green0.0%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#d40000 text on a black background

contrast 3.80:1

Card sample

#d40000 text on a white background

contrast 5.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d40000;
Background color
Panel with #d40000 background
background-color: #d40000;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d40000;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 0, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 0, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d40000;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40000, #D48D00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d40000

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #d40000 in the Color Lab