Colour

#FF2B61

#FF2B61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2B61 is a red with RGB values 255, 43, 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

#FF2B61#FF2B61

HEX#FF2B61

RGBrgb(255, 43, 97)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1686, 0.3804

RGB percentages100%, 16.9%, 38%

HSLhsl(344.7, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 83.1%, 62%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,785

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2B61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00D49E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2955Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 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 text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.6 Tomato · ΔE 30.4 Firebrick · ΔE 30.5 Deep pink · ΔE 30.6 Indian red · ΔE 32.8 Brown · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BFFC9

Analogous#FF2BCB, #FF5F2B

Triadic#61FF2B, #2B61FF

Split complementary#2BFF5F, #2BCBFF

Tetradic#CBFF2B, #2BFFC9, #5F2BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF7F9

Lighter +30%#FFC4D3

Lighter +20%#FF91AD

Lighter +10%#FF5E87

Darker −10%#F7003F

Darker −20%#C40032

Darker −30%#910025

Darker −40%#5E0018

More saturated +25%#FF2B61

Less saturated −25%#E5466E

Channel breakdown

R255

G43

B97

Red255 (100%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue344.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2B · B 61

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