Colour

#FF3172

#FF3172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF3172 is a red with RGB values 255, 49, 114 and HSL 341°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF3172#FF3172

HEX#FF3172

RGBrgb(255, 49, 114)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1922, 0.4471

RGB percentages100%, 19.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(341.1, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 80.8%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,724,338

CSS custom property--colour: #FF3172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#00CE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6E73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1976Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.8 Deep pink · ΔE 22.1 Hot pink · ΔE 30.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 33.1 Indian red · ΔE 33.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31FFBE

Analogous#FF31D9, #FF5731

Triadic#72FF31, #3172FF

Split complementary#31FF57, #31D9FF

Tetradic#D9FF31, #31FFBE, #5731FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFE

Lighter +30%#FFCADB

Lighter +20%#FF97B8

Lighter +10%#FF6495

Darker −10%#FD0050

Darker −20%#CA0040

Darker −30%#970030

Darker −40%#640020

More saturated +25%#FF3172

Less saturated −25%#E54B7C

Channel breakdown

R255

G49

B114

Red255 (100%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue341.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 31 · B 72

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