Colour

#FF3B6D

#FF3B6D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF3B6D is a red with RGB values 255, 59, 109 and HSL 345°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF3B6D#FF3B6D

HEX#FF3B6D

RGBrgb(255, 59, 109)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2314, 0.4275

RGB percentages100%, 23.1%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(344.7, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 76.9%, 57.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,726,893

CSS custom property--colour: #FF3B6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#00C492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72716Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0051no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.2 Deep pink · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.9 Firebrick · ΔE 31.9 Tomato · ΔE 32.2 Salmon · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BFFCD

Analogous#FF3BCF, #FF6B3B

Triadic#6DFF3B, #3B6DFF

Split complementary#3BFF6B, #3BCFFF

Tetradic#CFFF3B, #3BFFCD, #6B3BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD4DF

Lighter +20%#FFA1B9

Lighter +10%#FF6E93

Darker −10%#FF0847

Darker −20%#D40036

Darker −30%#A10029

Darker −40%#6E001C

More saturated +25%#FF3B6D

Less saturated −25%#E75479

Channel breakdown

R255

G59

B109

Red255 (100%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue344.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 3B · B 6D

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