Colour

#FF265C

#FF265C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF265C is a red with RGB values 255, 38, 92 and HSL 345°, 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

#FF265C#FF265C

HEX#FF265C

RGBrgb(255, 38, 92)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.149, 0.3608

RGB percentages100%, 14.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(345.1, 100%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.1, 85.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,721,500

CSS custom property--colour: #FF265C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#00D9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C695Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29456no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 29.2 Firebrick · ΔE 29.8 Deep pink · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.7 Brown · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26FFC9

Analogous#FF26C9, #FF5D26

Triadic#5CFF26, #265CFF

Split complementary#26FF5D, #26C9FF

Tetradic#C8FF26, #26FFC9, #5C26FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF2F5

Lighter +30%#FFBFCF

Lighter +20%#FF8CA9

Lighter +10%#FF5982

Darker −10%#F2003C

Darker −20%#BF0030

Darker −30%#8C0023

Darker −40%#590016

More saturated +25%#FF265C

Less saturated −25%#E4416A

Channel breakdown

R255

G38

B92

Red255 (100%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue345.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 26 · B 5C

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