Colour

#FF486D

#FF486D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF486D is a red with RGB values 255, 72, 109 and HSL 348°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF486D#FF486D

HEX#FF486D

RGBrgb(255, 72, 109)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2824, 0.4275

RGB percentages100%, 28.2%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(347.9, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.8%, 57.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,221

CSS custom property--colour: #FF486D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#00B792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78766Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79C68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0E57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.3 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Salmon · ΔE 27.6 Tomato · ΔE 28.4 Light coral · ΔE 28.4 Firebrick · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48FFDA

Analogous#FF48C9, #FF7F48

Triadic#6DFF48, #486DFF

Split complementary#48FF7F, #48C9FF

Tetradic#C8FF48, #48FFDA, #7E48FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE1E7

Lighter +20%#FFAEBE

Lighter +10%#FF7B96

Darker −10%#FF1544

Darker −20%#E1002D

Darker −30%#AE0023

Darker −40%#7B0019

More saturated +25%#FF486D

Less saturated −25%#E85F7B

Channel breakdown

R255

G72

B109

Red255 (100%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue347.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 48 · B 6D

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