Recognised as Colour
#FF474D
- #FF474D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FF474D is a red with RGB values 255, 71, 77 and HSL 358°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FF474D#FF474D
HEX#FF474D
RGBrgb(255, 71, 77)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2784, 0.302
RGB percentages100%, 27.8%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(358, 100%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358, 72.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 72.2%, 69.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,729,933
CSS custom property--colour: #FF474D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#00B8B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47FFF9
Analogous#FF47A9, #FF9D47
Triadic#4DFF47, #474DFF
Split complementary#47FF9D, #47A9FF
Tetradic#A9FF47, #47FFF9, #9D47FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G71
B77
Red255 (100%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue358.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 47 · B 4D
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