Colour

#FF2A61

#FF2A61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2A61 is a red with RGB values 255, 42, 97 and HSL 345°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF2A61#FF2A61

HEX#FF2A61

RGBrgb(255, 42, 97)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1647, 0.3804

RGB percentages100%, 16.5%, 38%

HSLhsl(344.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,529

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#00D59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2955Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.7 Deep pink · ΔE 30.5 Tomato · ΔE 30.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.7 Indian red · ΔE 33 Brown · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AFFC8

Analogous#FF2ACB, #FF5E2A

Triadic#61FF2A, #2A61FF

Split complementary#2AFF5E, #2ACBFF

Tetradic#CBFF2A, #2AFFC8, #5E2AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6F8

Lighter +30%#FFC3D2

Lighter +20%#FF90AD

Lighter +10%#FF5D87

Darker −10%#F60040

Darker −20%#C30032

Darker −30%#900025

Darker −40%#5D0018

More saturated +25%#FF2A61

Less saturated −25%#E4456E

Channel breakdown

R255

G42

B97

Red255 (100%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue344.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2A · B 61

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