Colour

#FF1E4F

#FF1E4F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF1E4F is a red with RGB values 255, 30, 79 and HSL 347°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF1E4F#FF1E4F

HEX#FF1E4F

RGBrgb(255, 30, 79)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1176, 0.3098

RGB percentages100%, 11.8%, 31%

HSLhsl(346.9, 100%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 88.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 88.2%, 69%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,719,439

CSS custom property--colour: #FF1E4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#00E1B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C664Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29348no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Tomato · ΔE 25.9 Firebrick · ΔE 28.2 Red · ΔE 33.9 Brown · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EFFCE

Analogous#FF1EBF, #FF5E1E

Triadic#4FFF1E, #1E4FFF

Split complementary#1EFF5E, #1EBFFF

Tetradic#BFFF1E, #1EFFCE, #5E1EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEAEF

Lighter +30%#FFB7C7

Lighter +20%#FF849F

Lighter +10%#FF5177

Darker −10%#EA0033

Darker −20%#B70028

Darker −30%#84001D

Darker −40%#510012

More saturated +25%#FF1E4F

Less saturated −25%#E33A5F

Channel breakdown

R255

G30

B79

Red255 (100%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue346.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 1E · B 4F

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Colour values

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