Recognised as Colour

#FF2E66

#FF2E66
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF2E66 is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 102 and HSL 344°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF2E66#FF2E66

HEX#FF2E66

RGBrgb(255, 46, 102)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.4

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 40%

HSLhsl(343.9, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.9, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 60%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,558

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#00D199

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6C67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29660no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.4 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Firebrick · ΔE 31.6 Tomato · ΔE 32 Indian red · ΔE 32.4 Brown · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFC7

Analogous#FF2ECE, #FF5E2E

Triadic#66FF2E, #2E66FF

Split complementary#2EFF5E, #2ECFFF

Tetradic#CFFF2E, #2EFFC7, #5F2EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFB

Lighter +30%#FFC7D6

Lighter +20%#FF94B1

Lighter +10%#FF618B

Darker −10%#FA0043

Darker −20%#C70035

Darker −30%#940028

Darker −40%#61001A

More saturated +25%#FF2E66

Less saturated −25%#E54872

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B102

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue343.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 66

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