Information about #D40C37 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#D40C37 presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ajax Red (#D2122E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Huawei Red (#CF0A2C) and Crimson (#DC143C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(212, 12, 55)), which gives #D40C37 its character. If you plan to put text on a #D40C37 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D40C37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#D40C37 color variations
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#D40C37 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D40C37 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D40C37 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D40C37 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D40C37 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D40C37 color
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Nearest named colors to #D40C37
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D2122E
#CF0A2C
#DC143C
#D2042D
#D3003F
#CC0033
#C71232
#CF142B
#C8102E
#C60C30
#E31230
#CE1127
#D40C37 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D40C37
- RGB212, 12, 55
- CMYK0, 78, 62, 17
- CSSrgb(212, 12, 55)
- HSL347°, 89%, 44%
- HSL Precise347.1°, 89.286%, 43.922%
- HSV347°, 94%, 83%
- HSB347°, 94%, 83%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.047, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.047, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.047, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDD40C37
- DECIMAL ID13896759
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
