Recognised as Colour
#FF3E72
- #FF3E72
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FF3E72 is a red with RGB values 255, 62, 114 and HSL 344°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FF3E72#FF3E72
HEX#FF3E72
RGBrgb(255, 62, 114)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2431, 0.4471
RGB percentages100%, 24.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(343.8, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 75.7%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,727,666
CSS custom property--colour: #FF3E72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#00C18D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EFFCB
Analogous#FF3ED3, #FF6A3E
Triadic#72FF3E, #3E72FF
Split complementary#3EFF6A, #3ED3FF
Tetradic#D3FF3E, #3EFFCB, #6A3EFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G62
B114
Red255 (100%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue343.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 3E · B 72
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