Colour

#FF003C

#FF003C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF003C is a red with RGB values 255, 0, 60 and HSL 346°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF003C#FF003C

HEX#FF003C

RGBrgb(255, 0, 60)

RGB (0–1)1, 0, 0.2353

RGB percentages100%, 0%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(345.9, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 100%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 76.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,711,740

CSS custom property--colour: #FF003C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#00FFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A613Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19132no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.3 Red · ΔE 24.3 Tomato · ΔE 25 Firebrick · ΔE 29.5 Orange red · ΔE 29.5 Brown · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00FFC3

Analogous#FF00BC, #FF4300

Triadic#3CFF00, #003CFF

Split complementary#00FF43, #00BCFF

Tetradic#BCFF00, #00FFC3, #4300FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFCCD8

Lighter +30%#FF99B1

Lighter +20%#FF668A

Lighter +10%#FF3363

Darker −10%#CC0030

Darker −20%#990024

Darker −30%#660018

Darker −40%#33000C

More saturated +25%#FF003C

Less saturated −25%#DF204D

Channel breakdown

R255

B60

Red255 (100%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue345.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 00 · B 3C

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