Colour
#FF3659
- #FF3659
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FF3659 is a red with RGB values 255, 54, 89 and HSL 350°, 100%, 61%. 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
#FF3659#FF3659
HEX#FF3659
RGBrgb(255, 54, 89)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2118, 0.349
RGB percentages100%, 21.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(349.6, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 78.8%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,725,593
CSS custom property--colour: #FF3659;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#00C9A6
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36FFDC
Analogous#FF36BE, #FF7836
Triadic#59FF36, #3659FF
Split complementary#36FF78, #36BEFF
Tetradic#BEFF36, #36FFDC, #7736FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G54
B89
Red255 (100%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue349.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 36 · B 59
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