Colour

#FF0601

#FF0601
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF0601 is a red with RGB values 255, 6, 1 and HSL 1°, 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

#FF0601#FF0601

HEX#FF0601

RGBrgb(255, 6, 1)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0235, 0.0039

RGB percentages100%, 2.4%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(1.2, 100%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 99.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 97.6%, 99.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,713,217

CSS custom property--colour: #FF0601;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21392WCAG 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 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#00F9FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 87 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 0.5 Orange red · ΔE 12.8 Tomato · ΔE 31.3 Crimson · ΔE 35.1 Firebrick · ΔE 40.4 Coral · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 0.47, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01FAFF

Analogous#FF017B, #FF8501

Triadic#01FF06, #0601FF

Split complementary#01FF85, #017BFF

Tetradic#7BFF01, #01FAFF, #8501FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCECD

Lighter +30%#FF9C9A

Lighter +20%#FF6A67

Lighter +10%#FF3834

Darker −10%#CD0400

Darker −20%#9A0300

Darker −30%#670200

Darker −40%#340100

More saturated +25%#FF0601

Less saturated −25%#DF2521

Channel breakdown

R255

Red255 (100%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue1.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 06 · B 01

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