Colour

#FF342E

#FF342E
Red
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Nearest: Red

#FF342E is a red with RGB values 255, 52, 46 and HSL 2°, 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 Red.

Colour values

#FF342E#FF342E

HEX#FF342E

RGBrgb(255, 52, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2039, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 20.4%, 18%

HSLhsl(1.7, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 79.6%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,725,038

CSS custom property--colour: #FF342E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#00CBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776A2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89622no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16.1 Orange red · ΔE 17.1 Tomato · ΔE 17.9 Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Firebrick · ΔE 28.6 Coral · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EF9FF

Analogous#FF2E91, #FF9C2E

Triadic#2EFF34, #342EFF

Split complementary#2EFF9C, #2E90FF

Tetradic#91FF2E, #2EF9FF, #9D2EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAFA

Lighter +30%#FFC9C7

Lighter +20%#FF9794

Lighter +10%#FF6661

Darker −10%#FA0700

Darker −20%#C70600

Darker −30%#940400

Darker −40%#610300

More saturated +25%#FF342E

Less saturated −25%#E54D48

Channel breakdown

R255

G52

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue1.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 34 · B 2E

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