Colour

#FF2A3D

#FF2A3D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2A3D is a red with RGB values 255, 42, 61 and HSL 355°, 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

#FF2A3D#FF2A3D

HEX#FF2A3D

RGBrgb(255, 42, 61)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1647, 0.2392

RGB percentages100%, 16.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(354.6, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.6, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 76.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,493

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2A3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#00D5C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72683Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59434no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.5 Tomato · ΔE 19.6 Red · ΔE 23.4 Orange red · ΔE 26.2 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Coral · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AFFEC

Analogous#FF2AA7, #FF822A

Triadic#3DFF2A, #2A3DFF

Split complementary#2AFF82, #2AA7FF

Tetradic#A7FF2A, #2AFFEC, #822AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6F7

Lighter +30%#FFC3C8

Lighter +20%#FF909A

Lighter +10%#FF5D6B

Darker −10%#F60016

Darker −20%#C30011

Darker −30%#90000D

Darker −40%#5D0008

More saturated +25%#FF2A3D

Less saturated −25%#E44553

Channel breakdown

R255

G42

B61

Red255 (100%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue354.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2A · B 3D

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Colour values

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