Colour

#FF2A41

#FF2A41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2A41 is a red with RGB values 255, 42, 65 and HSL 354°, 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

#FF2A41#FF2A41

HEX#FF2A41

RGBrgb(255, 42, 65)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1647, 0.2549

RGB percentages100%, 16.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(353.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 74.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,497

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#00D5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13 Tomato · ΔE 20.1 Red · ΔE 25.5 Firebrick · ΔE 26.4 Orange red · ΔE 28.3 Coral · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AFFE8

Analogous#FF2AAB, #FF7E2A

Triadic#41FF2A, #2A41FF

Split complementary#2AFF7E, #2AABFF

Tetradic#ABFF2A, #2AFFE8, #7E2AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6F7

Lighter +30%#FFC3C9

Lighter +20%#FF909C

Lighter +10%#FF5D6E

Darker −10%#F6001B

Darker −20%#C30015

Darker −30%#900010

Darker −40%#5D000A

More saturated +25%#FF2A41

Less saturated −25%#E44556

Channel breakdown

R255

G42

B65

Red255 (100%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue353.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2A · B 41

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