Colour

#FF2E4C

#FF2E4C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2E4C is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 76 and HSL 351°, 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

#FF2E4C#FF2E4C

HEX#FF2E4C

RGBrgb(255, 46, 76)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.298

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(351.4, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 70.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,532

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#00D1B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.6 Firebrick · ΔE 26 Red · ΔE 31.3 Brown · ΔE 32.4 Salmon · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFE1

Analogous#FF2EB5, #FF782E

Triadic#4CFF2E, #2E4CFF

Split complementary#2EFF78, #2EB5FF

Tetradic#B5FF2E, #2EFFE1, #782EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFB

Lighter +30%#FFC7CF

Lighter +20%#FF94A3

Lighter +10%#FF6178

Darker −10%#FA0024

Darker −20%#C7001D

Darker −30%#940015

Darker −40%#61000E

More saturated +25%#FF2E4C

Less saturated −25%#E5485F

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B76

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue351.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 4C

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Colour values

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