Colour

#FF2244

#FF2244
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2244 is a red with RGB values 255, 34, 68 and HSL 351°, 100%, 57%. 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

#FF2244#FF2244

HEX#FF2244

HEX (short)#F24

RGBrgb(255, 34, 68)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1333, 0.2667

RGB percentages100%, 13.3%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(350.8, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 73.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,452

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#00DDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3933Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.2 Tomato · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 27.1 Red · ΔE 27.5 Orange red · ΔE 30.9 Brown · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FFDD

Analogous#FF22B3, #FF6F22

Triadic#44FF22, #2244FF

Split complementary#22FF6F, #22B3FF

Tetradic#B3FF22, #22FFDD, #6E22FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEEF1

Lighter +30%#FFBBC5

Lighter +20%#FF889A

Lighter +10%#FF556F

Darker −10%#EE0025

Darker −20%#BB001D

Darker −30%#880015

Darker −40%#55000D

More saturated +25%#FF2244

Less saturated −25%#E33E57

Channel breakdown

R255

G34

B68

Red255 (100%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 22 · B 44

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