Colour

#FF2B24

#FF2B24
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Nearest: Red

#FF2B24 is a red with RGB values 255, 43, 36 and HSL 2°, 100%, 57%. 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

#FF2B24#FF2B24

HEX#FF2B24

RGBrgb(255, 43, 36)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1686, 0.1412

RGB percentages100%, 16.9%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(1.9, 100%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 85.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.1%, 85.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,724

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23115WCAG 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 white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#00D4DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#74671Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79413no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Red · ΔE 11.6 Orange red · ΔE 14.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Crimson · ΔE 25 Firebrick · ΔE 31.6 Coral · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24F8FF

Analogous#FF248A, #FF9924

Triadic#24FF2B, #2B24FF

Split complementary#24FF98, #248AFF

Tetradic#8AFF24, #24F8FF, #9924FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF0F0

Lighter +30%#FFBFBD

Lighter +20%#FF8E8A

Lighter +10%#FF5C57

Darker −10%#F00800

Darker −20%#BD0600

Darker −30%#8A0400

Darker −40%#570300

More saturated +25%#FF2B24

Less saturated −25%#E4453F

Channel breakdown

R255

G43

B36

Red255 (100%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue1.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2B · B 24

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