Recognised as Colour

#FF232E

#FF232E
Red
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Nearest: Red

#FF232E is a red with RGB values 255, 35, 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

#FF232E#FF232E

HEX#FF232E

RGBrgb(255, 35, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1373, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 13.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(357, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.3%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,686

CSS custom property--colour: #FF232E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

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

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#00DCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71652Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59321no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.9 Orange red · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 21.2 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7 Coral · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23FFF4

Analogous#FF239C, #FF8623

Triadic#2EFF23, #232EFF

Split complementary#23FF86, #239CFF

Tetradic#9CFF23, #23FFF4, #8623FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFF0

Lighter +30%#FFBCBF

Lighter +20%#FF898F

Lighter +10%#FF565E

Darker −10%#EF000C

Darker −20%#BC0009

Darker −30%#890007

Darker −40%#560004

More saturated +25%#FF232E

Less saturated −25%#E33E47

Channel breakdown

R255

G35

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue357°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 23 · B 2E

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