Recognised as Colour

#FF2A29

#FF2A29
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FF2A29 is a red with RGB values 255, 42, 41 and HSL 0°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FF2A29#FF2A29

HEX#FF2A29

RGBrgb(255, 42, 41)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1647, 0.1608

RGB percentages100%, 16.5%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(0.3, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 83.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,473

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2A29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#00D5D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736725no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6941Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 13.6 Orange red · ΔE 16.6 Tomato · ΔE 20.7 Crimson · ΔE 22.9 Firebrick · ΔE 30.4 Coral · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29FEFF

Analogous#FF2993, #FF9529

Triadic#29FF2A, #2A29FF

Split complementary#29FF95, #2993FF

Tetradic#93FF29, #29FEFF, #9529FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5F5

Lighter +30%#FFC2C2

Lighter +20%#FF908F

Lighter +10%#FF5D5C

Darker −10%#F50100

Darker −20%#C20100

Darker −30%#8F0100

Darker −40%#5C0000

More saturated +25%#FF2A29

Less saturated −25%#E44544

Channel breakdown

R255

G42

B41

Red255 (100%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue0.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2A · B 29

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