Colour

#FF1242

#FF1242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF1242 is a red with RGB values 255, 18, 66 and HSL 348°, 100%, 54%. 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

#FF1242#FF1242

HEX#FF1242

RGBrgb(255, 18, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0706, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 7.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(347.8, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,716,354

CSS custom property--colour: #FF1242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

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

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#00EDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 24.3 Red · ΔE 27.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.4 Orange red · ΔE 31.5 Brown · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12FFCF

Analogous#FF12B8, #FF5812

Triadic#42FF12, #1242FF

Split complementary#12FF58, #12B8FF

Tetradic#B9FF12, #12FFCF, #5912FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDEE5

Lighter +30%#FFABBC

Lighter +20%#FF7893

Lighter +10%#FF456B

Darker −10%#DE002D

Darker −20%#AB0023

Darker −30%#780018

Darker −40%#45000E

More saturated +25%#FF1242

Less saturated −25%#E13054

Channel breakdown

R255

G18

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue347.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 12 · B 42

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