Colour

#FF1600

#FF1600
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF1600 is a red with RGB values 255, 22, 0 and HSL 5°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FF1600#FF1600

HEX#FF1600

RGBrgb(255, 22, 0)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0863, 0

RGB percentages100%, 8.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(5.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 91.4%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,717,312

CSS custom property--colour: #FF1600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#00E9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 84.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 1.9 Orange red · ΔE 11.3 Tomato · ΔE 30.5 Crimson · ΔE 35.3 Firebrick · ΔE 40.1 Coral · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 1.9, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00E9FF

Analogous#FF0069, #FF9600

Triadic#00FF16, #1600FF

Split complementary#00FF96, #0069FF

Tetradic#69FF00, #00E9FF, #9600FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD0CC

Lighter +30%#FFA299

Lighter +20%#FF7366

Lighter +10%#FF4533

Darker −10%#CC1200

Darker −20%#990D00

Darker −30%#660900

Darker −40%#330400

More saturated +25%#FF1600

Less saturated −25%#DF3020

Channel breakdown

R255

G22

Red255 (100%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue5.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 16 · B 00

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