Colour

#FF3F72

#FF3F72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF3F72 is a red with RGB values 255, 63, 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

#FF3F72#FF3F72

HEX#FF3F72

RGBrgb(255, 63, 114)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2471, 0.4471

RGB percentages100%, 24.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(344.1, 100%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 75.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 75.3%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,727,922

CSS custom property--colour: #FF3F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#00C08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.2 Deep pink · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Hot pink · ΔE 30 Light coral · ΔE 31.8 Salmon · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FFFCC

Analogous#FF3FD2, #FF6C3F

Triadic#72FF3F, #3F72FF

Split complementary#3FFF6C, #3FD2FF

Tetradic#D2FF3F, #3FFFCC, #6C3FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD8E2

Lighter +20%#FFA5BD

Lighter +10%#FF7297

Darker −10%#FF0C4D

Darker −20%#D80039

Darker −30%#A5002C

Darker −40%#72001E

More saturated +25%#FF3F72

Less saturated −25%#E7577D

Channel breakdown

R255

G63

B114

Red255 (100%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue344.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 3F · B 72

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