Colour

#FF2353

#FF2353
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2353 is a red with RGB values 255, 35, 83 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

#FF2353#FF2353

HEX#FF2353

RGBrgb(255, 35, 83)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1373, 0.3255

RGB percentages100%, 13.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(346.9, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.3%, 67.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,723

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2353;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#00DCAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2944Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Ano 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 text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Tomato · ΔE 26.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.2 Brown · ΔE 33.6 Indian red · ΔE 34.8 Salmon · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23FFCF

Analogous#FF23C1, #FF6123

Triadic#53FF23, #2353FF

Split complementary#23FF61, #23C1FF

Tetradic#C1FF23, #23FFCF, #6123FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFF2

Lighter +30%#FFBCCB

Lighter +20%#FF89A3

Lighter +10%#FF567B

Darker −10%#EF0034

Darker −20%#BC0029

Darker −30%#89001E

Darker −40%#560013

More saturated +25%#FF2353

Less saturated −25%#E33E62

Channel breakdown

R255

G35

B83

Red255 (100%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue346.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 23 · B 53

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