Colour

#FF352B

#FF352B
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Nearest: Red

#FF352B is a red with RGB values 255, 53, 43 and HSL 3°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FF352B#FF352B

HEX#FF352B

RGBrgb(255, 53, 43)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2078, 0.1686

RGB percentages100%, 20.8%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(2.8, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 79.2%, 83.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,725,291

CSS custom property--colour: #FF352B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#00CAD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776A26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8961Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 14.9 Orange red · ΔE 15.6 Tomato · ΔE 18.2 Crimson · ΔE 22.7 Firebrick · ΔE 29.3 Coral · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BF5FF

Analogous#FF2B8B, #FF9F2B

Triadic#2BFF35, #352BFF

Split complementary#2BFF9F, #2B8BFF

Tetradic#8BFF2B, #2BF5FF, #9F2BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF7F7

Lighter +30%#FFC7C4

Lighter +20%#FF9691

Lighter +10%#FF665E

Darker −10%#F70C00

Darker −20%#C40900

Darker −30%#910700

Darker −40%#5E0400

More saturated +25%#FF352B

Less saturated −25%#E54D46

Channel breakdown

R255

G53

B43

Red255 (100%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue2.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 35 · B 2B

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