Colour

#FF2252

#FF2252
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2252 is a red with RGB values 255, 34, 82 and HSL 347°, 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

#FF2252#FF2252

HEX#FF2252

RGBrgb(255, 34, 82)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1333, 0.3216

RGB percentages100%, 13.3%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(347, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 67.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,466

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#00DDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2944Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.1 Tomato · ΔE 26.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.2 Brown · ΔE 33.7 Indian red · ΔE 35 Red · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FFCF

Analogous#FF22C0, #FF6022

Triadic#52FF22, #2252FF

Split complementary#22FF60, #22C0FF

Tetradic#C1FF22, #22FFCF, #6122FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEEF2

Lighter +30%#FFBBCA

Lighter +20%#FF88A2

Lighter +10%#FF557A

Darker −10%#EE0034

Darker −20%#BB0029

Darker −30%#88001E

Darker −40%#550012

More saturated +25%#FF2252

Less saturated −25%#E33E62

Channel breakdown

R255

G34

B82

Red255 (100%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue346.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 22 · B 52

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