Information about #D40C20 color

#D40C20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D40C20 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(212, 12, 32) — 83.1% red, 4.7% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 71 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D40C20 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Google Red (#D50F25). Slightly further away sit Lava (#CF1020) and Mexico Red (#CE1125).

In RGB terms — rgb(212, 12, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D40C20 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D40C20 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D40C20 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D40C20

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Google Red color link
Google Red

#D50F25

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

Stop Red color link
Stop Red

#CF142B

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Cherry color link
Cherry

#D2042D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D40C20
  • RGB212, 12, 32
  • CMYK0, 78, 71, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 12, 32)
  • HSL354°, 89%, 44%
  • HSL Precise354°, 89.286%, 43.922%
  • HSV354°, 94%, 83%
  • HSB354°, 94%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.047, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.047, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.047, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD40C20
  • DECIMAL ID13896736
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01