Colour

#FF144A

#FF144A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF144A is a red with RGB values 255, 20, 74 and HSL 346°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF144A#FF144A

HEX#FF144A

RGBrgb(255, 20, 74)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0784, 0.2902

RGB percentages100%, 7.8%, 29%

HSLhsl(346.2, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 92.2%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,716,874

CSS custom property--colour: #FF144A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#00EBB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B644Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19242no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.9 Firebrick · ΔE 28.5 Red · ΔE 31.6 Brown · ΔE 35 Orange red · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14FFC9

Analogous#FF14BF, #FF5414

Triadic#4AFF14, #144AFF

Split complementary#14FF54, #14BFFF

Tetradic#BFFF14, #14FFC9, #5414FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE0E7

Lighter +30%#FFADC0

Lighter +20%#FF7A99

Lighter +10%#FF4771

Darker −10%#E00033

Darker −20%#AD0028

Darker −30%#7A001C

Darker −40%#470010

More saturated +25%#FF144A

Less saturated −25%#E2315A

Channel breakdown

R255

G20

B74

Red255 (100%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue346.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 14 · B 4A

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