Colour

#FF162D

#FF162D
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Nearest: Red

#FF162D is a red with RGB values 255, 22, 45 and HSL 354°, 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 Red.

Colour values

#FF162D#FF162D

HEX#FF162D

RGBrgb(255, 22, 45)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0863, 0.1765

RGB percentages100%, 8.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(354.1, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 91.4%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,717,357

CSS custom property--colour: #FF162D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#00E9D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E622Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 84.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3921Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.7 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Orange red · ΔE 21 Tomato · ΔE 23.1 Firebrick · ΔE 30.7 Coral · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16FFE8

Analogous#FF16A1, #FF7316

Triadic#2DFF16, #162DFF

Split complementary#16FF73, #16A1FF

Tetradic#A2FF16, #16FFE8, #7416FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE2E5

Lighter +30%#FFAFB7

Lighter +20%#FF7C89

Lighter +10%#FF495B

Darker −10%#E20016

Darker −20%#AF0011

Darker −30%#7C000C

Darker −40%#490007

More saturated +25%#FF162D

Less saturated −25%#E23344

Channel breakdown

R255

G22

B45

Red255 (100%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue354.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 16 · B 2D

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