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Recognised as Colour

#FF246A

  • #FF246A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF246A is a red with RGB values 255, 36, 106 and HSL 341°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF246A#FF246A
HEX#FF246A
RGBrgb(255, 36, 106)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1412, 0.4157
RGB percentages100%, 14.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(340.8, 100%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 85.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 85.9%, 58.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,721,002
CSS custom property--colour: #FF246A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#00DB95

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#69696Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#24FFB9
Analogous#FF24D8, #FF4B24
Triadic#6AFF24, #246AFF
Split complementary#24FF4B, #24D8FF
Tetradic#D8FF24, #24FFB9, #4B24FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF0F5
Lighter +30%#FFBDD2
Lighter +20%#FF8AAF
Lighter +10%#FF578D
Darker −10%#F0004D
Darker −20%#BD003C
Darker −30%#8A002C
Darker −40%#57001C
More saturated +25%#FF246A
Less saturated −25%#E43F74

Channel breakdown

R255
G36
B106
Red255 (100%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue340.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 24 · B 6A

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