Information about #D40C3E color

#D40C3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D40C3E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(212, 12, 62) — 83.1% red, 4.7% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 59 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D40C3E presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Crimson (#DC143C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Utah Crimson (#D3003F) and Spanish Carmine (#D10047).

In RGB terms — rgb(212, 12, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #D40C3E: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D40C3E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D40C3E color variations

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

#D40C3E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F22759

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White

#FFFFFF

#D40C3E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A90931

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#7F0725

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#540418

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#2A020C

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Black

#000000

#D40C3E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C5214A

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#B53756

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#A44E63

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#926671

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Grey

#808080

#D40C3E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#D47A0C

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#D40C8E

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#CA0CD4

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#D40C3E 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
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#0CD4A2
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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
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#0CA2D4
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#0CD43E
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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
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#D40CA2
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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
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#3ED40C
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#0C3ED4
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#D4A20C
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#0CD4A2
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#0C3ED4
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#A2D40C
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#0CD4A2
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#3E0CD4
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Nearest named colors to #D40C3E

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

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Utah Crimson color link
Utah Crimson

#D3003F

Spanish Carmine color link
Spanish Carmine

#D10047

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Scarlet Sorcery color link
Scarlet Sorcery

#DD0247

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Vivid Crimson color link
Vivid Crimson

#CC0033

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

Cherry color link
Cherry

#D2042D

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

#D40C3E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D40C3E
  • RGB212, 12, 62
  • CMYK0, 78, 59, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 12, 62)
  • HSL345°, 89%, 44%
  • HSL Precise345°, 89.286%, 43.922%
  • HSV345°, 94%, 83%
  • HSB345°, 94%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.047, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.047, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.047, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD40C3E
  • DECIMAL ID13896766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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