Colour

#FF235A

#FF235A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF235A is a red with RGB values 255, 35, 90 and HSL 345°, 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

#FF235A#FF235A

HEX#FF235A

RGBrgb(255, 35, 90)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1373, 0.3529

RGB percentages100%, 13.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(345, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 86.3%, 64.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,720,730

CSS custom property--colour: #FF235A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#00DCA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Tomato · ΔE 29 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7 Deep pink · ΔE 33.6 Brown · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23FFC8

Analogous#FF23C8, #FF5A23

Triadic#5AFF23, #235AFF

Split complementary#23FF5A, #23C8FF

Tetradic#C8FF23, #23FFC8, #5A23FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFF3

Lighter +30%#FFBCCD

Lighter +20%#FF89A6

Lighter +10%#FF5680

Darker −10%#EF003C

Darker −20%#BC002F

Darker −30%#890022

Darker −40%#560015

More saturated +25%#FF235A

Less saturated −25%#E33E68

Channel breakdown

R255

G35

B90

Red255 (100%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 23 · B 5A

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