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Colour

#FF2C5B

  • #FF2C5B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF2C5B is a red with RGB values 255, 44, 91 and HSL 347°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FF2C5B#FF2C5B
HEX#FF2C5B
RGBrgb(255, 44, 91)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1725, 0.3569
RGB percentages100%, 17.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(346.6, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 64.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,723,035
CSS custom property--colour: #FF2C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#00D3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39555no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 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 text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.3Tomato · ΔE 27.5Firebrick · ΔE 28.7Indian red · ΔE 32.7Brown · ΔE 33Salmon · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CFFD0
Analogous#FF2CC4, #FF672C
Triadic#5BFF2C, #2C5BFF
Split complementary#2CFF67, #2CC5FF
Tetradic#C4FF2C, #2CFFD0, #672CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF8FA
Lighter +30%#FFC5D2
Lighter +20%#FF92AA
Lighter +10%#FF5F83
Darker −10%#F80037
Darker −20%#C5002C
Darker −30%#920021
Darker −40%#5F0015
More saturated +25%#FF2C5B
Less saturated −25%#E5466A

Channel breakdown

R255
G44
B91
Red255 (100%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue346.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 2C · B 5B

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