Recognised as Colour

#FF482A

#FF482A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF482A is a red with RGB values 255, 72, 42 and HSL 8°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF482A#FF482A

HEX#FF482A

RGBrgb(255, 72, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2824, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 28.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(8.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.8%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,154

CSS custom property--colour: #FF482A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 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#6D6D6D

Inverted#00B7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807224no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9A1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 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

Orange red · ΔE 12.4 Tomato · ΔE 14.5 Red · ΔE 17.3 Coral · ΔE 25.5 Crimson · ΔE 25.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AE1FF

Analogous#FF2A77, #FFB32A

Triadic#2AFF48, #482AFF

Split complementary#2AFFB3, #2A76FF

Tetradic#76FF2A, #2AE1FF, #B32AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF7F6

Lighter +30%#FFCBC3

Lighter +20%#FFA090

Lighter +10%#FF745D

Darker −10%#F62300

Darker −20%#C31B00

Darker −30%#901400

Darker −40%#5D0D00

More saturated +25%#FF482A

Less saturated −25%#E45B45

Channel breakdown

R255

G72

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue8.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 48 · B 2A

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