Colour

#FF005E

#FF005E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF005E is a red with RGB values 255, 0, 94 and HSL 338°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF005E#FF005E

HEX#FF005E

RGBrgb(255, 0, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 0%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(337.9, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 100%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,711,774

CSS custom property--colour: #FF005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#00FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65635Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 87.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.3 Firebrick · ΔE 33.6 Tomato · ΔE 34.6 Brown · ΔE 37.4 Indian red · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FFA1

Analogous#FF00DE, #FF2100

Triadic#5EFF00, #005EFF

Split complementary#00FF21, #00DEFF

Tetradic#DEFF00, #00FFA1, #2100FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCCDF

Lighter +30%#FF99BF

Lighter +20%#FF669E

Lighter +10%#FF337E

Darker −10%#CC004B

Darker −20%#990038

Darker −30%#660026

Darker −40%#330013

More saturated +25%#FF005E

Less saturated −25%#DF2066

Channel breakdown

R255

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue337.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 00 · B 5E

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