Colour

#FF4960

#FF4960
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF4960 is a red with RGB values 255, 73, 96 and HSL 352°, 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

#FF4960#FF4960

HEX#FF4960

RGBrgb(255, 73, 96)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2863, 0.3765

RGB percentages100%, 28.6%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(352.4, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 62.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,464

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#00B69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13 Tomato · ΔE 21.4 Salmon · ΔE 25.4 Firebrick · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.7 Light coral · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49FFE8

Analogous#FF49BB, #FF8D49

Triadic#60FF49, #4960FF

Split complementary#49FF8D, #49BBFF

Tetradic#BBFF49, #49FFE8, #8D49FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE2E6

Lighter +20%#FFAFB9

Lighter +10%#FF7C8D

Darker −10%#FF1633

Darker −20%#E2001D

Darker −30%#AF0016

Darker −40%#7C0010

More saturated +25%#FF4960

Less saturated −25%#E86071

Channel breakdown

R255

G73

B96

Red255 (100%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue352.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 49 · B 60

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