Colour

#FF222E

#FF222E
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Nearest: Red

#FF222E is a red with RGB values 255, 34, 46 and HSL 357°, 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

#FF222E#FF222E

HEX#FF222E

RGBrgb(255, 34, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1333, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 13.3%, 18%

HSLhsl(356.7, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,430

CSS custom property--colour: #FF222E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#00DDD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70652Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59321no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16 Orange red · ΔE 20 Crimson · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Firebrick · ΔE 29.8 Coral · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FFF3

Analogous#FF229D, #FF8522

Triadic#2EFF22, #222EFF

Split complementary#22FF85, #229DFF

Tetradic#9CFF22, #22FFF3, #8422FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEEEF

Lighter +30%#FFBBBF

Lighter +20%#FF888E

Lighter +10%#FF555E

Darker −10%#EE000D

Darker −20%#BB000A

Darker −30%#880007

Darker −40%#550005

More saturated +25%#FF222E

Less saturated −25%#E33E47

Channel breakdown

R255

G34

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue356.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 22 · B 2E

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