Colour

#FF2229

#FF2229
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF2229 is a red with RGB values 255, 34, 41 and HSL 358°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FF2229#FF2229

HEX#FF2229

RGBrgb(255, 34, 41)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1333, 0.1608

RGB percentages100%, 13.3%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(358.1, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 83.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,425

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22564WCAG 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 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#00DDD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716525no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5931Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 13.6 Orange red · ΔE 17.8 Tomato · ΔE 22 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.9 Coral · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FFF8

Analogous#FF2297, #FF8922

Triadic#29FF22, #2229FF

Split complementary#22FF89, #2297FF

Tetradic#98FF22, #22FFF8, #8A22FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEEEF

Lighter +30%#FFBBBD

Lighter +20%#FF888C

Lighter +10%#FF555A

Darker −10%#EE0008

Darker −20%#BB0006

Darker −30%#880004

Darker −40%#550003

More saturated +25%#FF2229

Less saturated −25%#E33E43

Channel breakdown

R255

G34

B41

Red255 (100%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue358.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 22 · B 29

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