Colour

#FF0205

#FF0205
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF0205 is a red with RGB values 255, 2, 5 and HSL 359°, 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 Red.

Colour values

#FF0205#FF0205

HEX#FF0205

RGBrgb(255, 2, 5)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0078, 0.0196

RGB percentages100%, 0.8%, 2%

HSLhsl(359.3, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 98%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,712,197

CSS custom property--colour: #FF0205;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#00FDFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D5F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 1.2 Orange red · ΔE 13.3 Tomato · ΔE 30.9 Crimson · ΔE 34.2 Firebrick · ΔE 39.8 Coral · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 1.23, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02FFFC

Analogous#FF0283, #FF7E02

Triadic#05FF02, #0205FF

Split complementary#02FF7E, #0284FF

Tetradic#84FF02, #02FFFC, #7E02FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCECF

Lighter +30%#FF9B9C

Lighter +20%#FF686A

Lighter +10%#FF3537

Darker −10%#CE0002

Darker −20%#9B0002

Darker −30%#680001

Darker −40%#350001

More saturated +25%#FF0205

Less saturated −25%#DF2224

Channel breakdown

R255

Red255 (100%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue359.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 02 · B 05

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