Colour

#FF2961

#FF2961
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2961 is a red with RGB values 255, 41, 97 and HSL 344°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FF2961#FF2961

HEX#FF2961

RGBrgb(255, 41, 97)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1608, 0.3804

RGB percentages100%, 16.1%, 38%

HSLhsl(344.3, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.9%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,273

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23709WCAG 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 5.74:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#00D69E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2955Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.8 Deep pink · ΔE 30.4 Tomato · ΔE 30.8 Firebrick · ΔE 30.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.2 Brown · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29FFC7

Analogous#FF29CC, #FF5C29

Triadic#61FF29, #2961FF

Split complementary#29FF5C, #29CCFF

Tetradic#CCFF29, #29FFC7, #5C29FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5F8

Lighter +30%#FFC2D2

Lighter +20%#FF8FAC

Lighter +10%#FF5C87

Darker −10%#F50040

Darker −20%#C20033

Darker −30%#8F0025

Darker −40%#5C0018

More saturated +25%#FF2961

Less saturated −25%#E4446E

Channel breakdown

R255

G41

B97

Red255 (100%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue344.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 29 · B 61

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