Colour

#FF2E49

#FF2E49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2E49 is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 73 and HSL 352°, 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

#FF2E49#FF2E49

HEX#FF2E49

RGBrgb(255, 46, 73)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.2863

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(352.2, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 71.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,529

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1

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

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00D1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726948no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59542no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 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 text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.9 Tomato · ΔE 20.7 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8 Red · ΔE 29.7 Orange red · ΔE 32 Brown · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFE4

Analogous#FF2EB2, #FF7C2E

Triadic#49FF2E, #2E49FF

Split complementary#2EFF7C, #2EB1FF

Tetradic#B2FF2E, #2EFFE4, #7B2EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFB

Lighter +30%#FFC7CE

Lighter +20%#FF94A2

Lighter +10%#FF6175

Darker −10%#FA0020

Darker −20%#C7001A

Darker −30%#940013

Darker −40%#61000D

More saturated +25%#FF2E49

Less saturated −25%#E5485C

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B73

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue352.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 49

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Colour values

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