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Recognised as Colour

#FF2D70

  • #FF2D70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF2D70 is a red with RGB values 255, 45, 112 and HSL 341°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF2D70#FF2D70
HEX#FF2D70
RGBrgb(255, 45, 112)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1765, 0.4392
RGB percentages100%, 17.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(340.9, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.9, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 56.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,723,312
CSS custom property--colour: #FF2D70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#00D28F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6B6C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0966Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2DFFBC
Analogous#FF2DD9, #FF532D
Triadic#70FF2D, #2D70FF
Split complementary#2DFF53, #2DD9FF
Tetradic#D9FF2D, #2DFFBC, #532DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF9FB
Lighter +30%#FFC6D8
Lighter +20%#FF93B5
Lighter +10%#FF6093
Darker −10%#F9004F
Darker −20%#C6003F
Darker −30%#93002F
Darker −40%#60001F
More saturated +25%#FF2D70
Less saturated −25%#E54779

Channel breakdown

R255
G45
B112
Red255 (100%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue340.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 2D · B 70

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