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Recognised as Colour

#FF2C6D

  • #FF2C6D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF2C6D is a red with RGB values 255, 44, 109 and HSL 342°, 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

#FF2C6D#FF2C6D
HEX#FF2C6D
RGBrgb(255, 44, 109)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1725, 0.4275
RGB percentages100%, 17.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(341.5, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 57.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,723,053
CSS custom property--colour: #FF2C6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#00D392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19668no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.9Deep pink · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 32.5Indian red · ΔE 33.6Firebrick · ΔE 34.5Medium violet red · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CFFBE
Analogous#FF2CD7, #FF552C
Triadic#6DFF2C, #2C6DFF
Split complementary#2CFF54, #2CD7FF
Tetradic#D7FF2C, #2CFFBE, #542CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF8FA
Lighter +30%#FFC5D7
Lighter +20%#FF92B4
Lighter +10%#FF5F90
Darker −10%#F8004C
Darker −20%#C5003D
Darker −30%#92002D
Darker −40%#5F001D
More saturated +25%#FF2C6D
Less saturated −25%#E54677

Channel breakdown

R255
G44
B109
Red255 (100%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue341.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 2C · B 6D

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