Recognised as Colour

#FF0235

#FF0235
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF0235 is a red with RGB values 255, 2, 53 and HSL 348°, 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

#FF0235#FF0235

HEX#FF0235

RGBrgb(255, 2, 53)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0078, 0.2078

RGB percentages100%, 0.8%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(347.9, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 79.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,712,245

CSS custom property--colour: #FF0235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

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

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#00FDCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6133no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2912Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.7 Red · ΔE 20.4 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Orange red · ΔE 26 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1 Coral · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02FFCC

Analogous#FF02B3, #FF4D02

Triadic#35FF02, #0235FF

Split complementary#02FF4D, #02B3FF

Tetradic#B4FF02, #02FFCC, #4E02FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCED8

Lighter +30%#FF9BAF

Lighter +20%#FF6886

Lighter +10%#FF355E

Darker −10%#CE002A

Darker −20%#9B001F

Darker −30%#680015

Darker −40%#35000B

More saturated +25%#FF0235

Less saturated −25%#DF2248

Channel breakdown

R255

B53

Red255 (100%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue347.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 02 · B 35

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