#D35042

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #D35042

The hex code #D35042 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 211 parts red, 80 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 69% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 5.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D35042
RGB211, 80, 66
HSL5.8°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 62%, 69%, 17%
HSV5.8°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB51.8, 50.8, 35.3
XYZ30.7, 20.0, 7.4
Decimal13848642

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.00:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D35042; }
.text-color { color: #D35042; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D35042; }

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