Recognised as Colour

#FF124A

#FF124A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF124A is a red with RGB values 255, 18, 74 and HSL 346°, 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

#FF124A#FF124A

HEX#FF124A

RGBrgb(255, 18, 74)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0706, 0.2902

RGB percentages100%, 7.1%, 29%

HSLhsl(345.8, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.8, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,716,362

CSS custom property--colour: #FF124A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 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#484848

Inverted#00EDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A634Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19242no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 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 11.9 Tomato · ΔE 26.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7 Red · ΔE 31.6 Brown · ΔE 35.2 Orange red · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12FFC7

Analogous#FF12C1, #FF5012

Triadic#4AFF12, #124AFF

Split complementary#12FF50, #12C1FF

Tetradic#C1FF12, #12FFC7, #5012FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDEE6

Lighter +30%#FFABBF

Lighter +20%#FF7898

Lighter +10%#FF4571

Darker −10%#DE0034

Darker −20%#AB0028

Darker −30%#78001C

Darker −40%#450010

More saturated +25%#FF124A

Less saturated −25%#E1305A

Channel breakdown

R255

G18

B74

Red255 (100%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue345.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 12 · B 4A

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