Colour

#FF2E41

#FF2E41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2E41 is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 65 and HSL 355°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF2E41#FF2E41

HEX#FF2E41

RGBrgb(255, 46, 65)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.2549

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(354.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 74.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,521

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00D1BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73693Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.1 Tomato · ΔE 19.1 Red · ΔE 25.4 Firebrick · ΔE 26 Orange red · ΔE 27.7 Coral · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFEC

Analogous#FF2EAA, #FF842E

Triadic#41FF2E, #2E41FF

Split complementary#2EFF84, #2EAAFF

Tetradic#A9FF2E, #2EFFEC, #832EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFA

Lighter +30%#FFC7CC

Lighter +20%#FF949E

Lighter +10%#FF616F

Darker −10%#FA0017

Darker −20%#C70012

Darker −30%#94000D

Darker −40%#610009

More saturated +25%#FF2E41

Less saturated −25%#E54856

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B65

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue354.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 41

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