Colour

#FF2600

#FF2600
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF2600 is a red with RGB values 255, 38, 0 and HSL 9°, 100%, 50%. 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

#FF2600#FF2600

HEX#FF2600

RGBrgb(255, 38, 0)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.149, 0

RGB percentages100%, 14.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(8.9, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 100%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,721,408

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 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#515151

Inverted#00D9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 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 4.5 Orange red · ΔE 8.7 Tomato · ΔE 28.9 Crimson · ΔE 35.3 Coral · ΔE 38.7 Firebrick · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 4.52, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D9FF

Analogous#FF0059, #FFA500

Triadic#00FF26, #2600FF

Split complementary#00FFA6, #0059FF

Tetradic#5AFF00, #00D9FF, #A600FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD4CC

Lighter +30%#FFA899

Lighter +20%#FF7D66

Lighter +10%#FF5133

Darker −10%#CC1E00

Darker −20%#991700

Darker −30%#660F00

Darker −40%#330800

More saturated +25%#FF2600

Less saturated −25%#DF3C20

Channel breakdown

R255

G38

Red255 (100%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue8.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 26 · B 00

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