Colour

#FF2E46

#FF2E46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2E46 is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 70 and HSL 353°, 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

#FF2E46#FF2E46

HEX#FF2E46

RGBrgb(255, 46, 70)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.2745

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(353.1, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 72.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,526

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00D1B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726945no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5953Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.6 Tomato · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8 Red · ΔE 28 Orange red · ΔE 30.4 Brown · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFE7

Analogous#FF2EAE, #FF7E2E

Triadic#46FF2E, #2E46FF

Split complementary#2EFF7E, #2EAEFF

Tetradic#AFFF2E, #2EFFE7, #7F2EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFB

Lighter +30%#FFC7CD

Lighter +20%#FF94A0

Lighter +10%#FF6173

Darker −10%#FA001D

Darker −20%#C70017

Darker −30%#940011

Darker −40%#61000B

More saturated +25%#FF2E46

Less saturated −25%#E5485A

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B70

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue353.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 46

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