Recognised as Colour

#FF2A54

#FF2A54
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2A54 is a red with RGB values 255, 42, 84 and HSL 348°, 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

#FF2A54#FF2A54

HEX#FF2A54

RGBrgb(255, 42, 84)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1647, 0.3294

RGB percentages100%, 16.5%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(348.2, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 67.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,516

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2A54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#00D5AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6954no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3954Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.2 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Brown · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.6 Salmon · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AFFD5

Analogous#FF2ABE, #FF6B2A

Triadic#54FF2A, #2A54FF

Split complementary#2AFF6B, #2ABEFF

Tetradic#BEFF2A, #2AFFD5, #6B2AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6F8

Lighter +30%#FFC3CF

Lighter +20%#FF90A6

Lighter +10%#FF5D7D

Darker −10%#F60031

Darker −20%#C30026

Darker −30%#90001C

Darker −40%#5D0012

More saturated +25%#FF2A54

Less saturated −25%#E44564

Channel breakdown

R255

G42

B84

Red255 (100%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue348.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2A · B 54

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