Recognised as Colour

#FF055E

#FF055E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF055E is a red with RGB values 255, 5, 94 and HSL 339°, 100%, 51%. 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

#FF055E#FF055E

HEX#FF055E

RGBrgb(255, 5, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0196, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(338.6, 100%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 98%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 98%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,713,054

CSS custom property--colour: #FF055E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#00FAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65645Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.6 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5 Firebrick · ΔE 33.3 Tomato · ΔE 34.2 Brown · ΔE 37.1 Indian red · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05FFA6

Analogous#FF05DB, #FF2905

Triadic#5EFF05, #055EFF

Split complementary#05FF29, #05DBFF

Tetradic#DBFF05, #05FFA6, #2905FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD1E1

Lighter +30%#FF9EC1

Lighter +20%#FF6BA0

Lighter +10%#FF387F

Darker −10%#D1004A

Darker −20%#9E0038

Darker −30%#6B0026

Darker −40%#380014

More saturated +25%#FF055E

Less saturated −25%#E02467

Channel breakdown

R255

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue338.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 05 · B 5E

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