Recognised as Colour

#FF2C2A

#FF2C2A
Red
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Nearest: Red

#FF2C2A is a red with RGB values 255, 44, 42 and HSL 1°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FF2C2A#FF2C2A

HEX#FF2C2A

RGBrgb(255, 44, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1725, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 17.3%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(0.6, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.6, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82.7%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,722,986

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#00D3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746726no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6941Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 14.1 Orange red · ΔE 16.7 Tomato · ΔE 20.2 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1 Coral · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AFDFF

Analogous#FF2A93, #FF962A

Triadic#2AFF2C, #2C2AFF

Split complementary#2AFF96, #2A93FF

Tetradic#93FF2A, #2AFDFF, #962AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6F6

Lighter +30%#FFC4C3

Lighter +20%#FF9190

Lighter +10%#FF5F5D

Darker −10%#F60200

Darker −20%#C30200

Darker −30%#900100

Darker −40%#5D0100

More saturated +25%#FF2C2A

Less saturated −25%#E44645

Channel breakdown

R255

G44

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue0.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2C · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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