Colour

#FF2E72

#FF2E72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF2E72 is a red with RGB values 255, 46, 114 and HSL 340°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF2E72#FF2E72

HEX#FF2E72

RGBrgb(255, 46, 114)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1804, 0.4471

RGB percentages100%, 18%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(340.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 82%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,723,570

CSS custom property--colour: #FF2E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#00D18D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6D73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0966Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 21.5 Crimson · ΔE 22.2 Hot pink · ΔE 30.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.9 Indian red · ΔE 34 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 21.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EFFBB

Analogous#FF2EDA, #FF532E

Triadic#72FF2E, #2E72FF

Split complementary#2EFF53, #2EDBFF

Tetradic#DAFF2E, #2EFFBB, #532EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFC

Lighter +30%#FFC7D9

Lighter +20%#FF94B7

Lighter +10%#FF6194

Darker −10%#FA0051

Darker −20%#C70041

Darker −30%#940030

Darker −40%#610020

More saturated +25%#FF2E72

Less saturated −25%#E5487B

Channel breakdown

R255

G46

B114

Red255 (100%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue340.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 2E · B 72

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