Colour

#FF3C4A

#FF3C4A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF3C4A is a red with RGB values 255, 60, 74 and HSL 356°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF3C4A#FF3C4A

HEX#FF3C4A

RGBrgb(255, 60, 74)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2353, 0.2902

RGB percentages100%, 23.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(355.7, 100%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 76.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,727,114

CSS custom property--colour: #FF3C4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#00C3B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89843no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.4 Tomato · ΔE 16.9 Firebrick · ΔE 24.2 Red · ΔE 29.6 Coral · ΔE 29.9 Orange red · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CFFF1

Analogous#FF3CAC, #FF8F3C

Triadic#4AFF3C, #3C4AFF

Split complementary#3CFF8F, #3CACFF

Tetradic#ACFF3C, #3CFFF1, #8F3CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD5D8

Lighter +20%#FFA2A9

Lighter +10%#FF6F79

Darker −10%#FF091B

Darker −20%#D5000F

Darker −30%#A2000C

Darker −40%#6F0008

More saturated +25%#FF3C4A

Less saturated −25%#E7545F

Channel breakdown

R255

G60

B74

Red255 (100%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue355.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 3C · B 4A

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Colour values

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