Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#FF406D

  • #FF406D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF406D is a red with RGB values 255, 64, 109 and HSL 346°, 100%, 63%. 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

#FF406D#FF406D
HEX#FF406D
RGBrgb(255, 64, 109)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.251, 0.4275
RGB percentages100%, 25.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(345.9, 100%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 74.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 74.9%, 57.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,728,173
CSS custom property--colour: #FF406D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26031WCAG 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 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#00BF92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74736Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 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 17.7Deep pink · ΔE 28.2Indian red · ΔE 28.5Salmon · ΔE 30.5Tomato · ΔE 30.8Firebrick · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40FFD2
Analogous#FF40CD, #FF7240
Triadic#6DFF40, #406DFF
Split complementary#40FF72, #40CDFF
Tetradic#CDFF40, #40FFD2, #7240FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD9E2
Lighter +20%#FFA6BB
Lighter +10%#FF7394
Darker −10%#FF0D46
Darker −20%#D90033
Darker −30%#A60027
Darker −40%#73001B
More saturated +25%#FF406D
Less saturated −25%#E7587A

Channel breakdown

R255
G64
B109
Red255 (100%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue345.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 40 · B 6D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ff406d” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.