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Recognised as Colour

#FF3C5D

  • #FF3C5D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF3C5D is a red with RGB values 255, 60, 93 and HSL 350°, 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

#FF3C5D#FF3C5D
HEX#FF3C5D
RGBrgb(255, 60, 93)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2353, 0.3647
RGB percentages100%, 23.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(349.8, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 63.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,727,133
CSS custom property--colour: #FF3C5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#00C3A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75705Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69857no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.8Tomato · ΔE 24.1Firebrick · ΔE 26.7Indian red · ΔE 29.2Salmon · ΔE 29.5Brown · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CFFDE
Analogous#FF3CBF, #FF7D3C
Triadic#5DFF3C, #3C5DFF
Split complementary#3CFF7D, #3CBFFF
Tetradic#BEFF3C, #3CFFDE, #7C3CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD5DC
Lighter +20%#FFA2B2
Lighter +10%#FF6F87
Darker −10%#FF0933
Darker −20%#D50024
Darker −30%#A2001B
Darker −40%#6F0013
More saturated +25%#FF3C5D
Less saturated −25%#E7546D

Channel breakdown

R255
G60
B93
Red255 (100%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue349.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 3C · B 5D

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