Colour

#FF3536

#FF3536
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF3536 is a red with RGB values 255, 53, 54 and HSL 360°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF3536#FF3536

HEX#FF3536

RGBrgb(255, 53, 54)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2078, 0.2118

RGB percentages100%, 20.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(359.7, 100%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.7, 79.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 79.2%, 78.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,725,302

CSS custom property--colour: #FF3536;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#00CAC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766B33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8962Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 18 Red · ΔE 19.7 Orange red · ΔE 20.9 Firebrick · ΔE 26.8 Coral · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35FFFE

Analogous#FF359B, #FF9935

Triadic#36FF35, #3536FF

Split complementary#35FF99, #359BFF

Tetradic#9BFF35, #35FFFE, #9935FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFCECE

Lighter +20%#FF9B9B

Lighter +10%#FF6869

Darker −10%#FF0203

Darker −20%#CE0001

Darker −30%#9B0001

Darker −40%#680001

More saturated +25%#FF3536

Less saturated −25%#E64E4F

Channel breakdown

R255

G53

B54

Red255 (100%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue359.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 35 · B 36

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