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Recognised as Colour

#FF4A72

  • #FF4A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF4A72 is a red with RGB values 255, 74, 114 and HSL 347°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF4A72#FF4A72
HEX#FF4A72
RGBrgb(255, 74, 114)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2902, 0.4471
RGB percentages100%, 29%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(346.7, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 71%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 71%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,730,738
CSS custom property--colour: #FF4A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#00B58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797772no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF1A5Ano 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 text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.4Indian red · ΔE 26.1Salmon · ΔE 28Light coral · ΔE 28Deep pink · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AFFD7
Analogous#FF4ACD, #FF7D4A
Triadic#72FF4A, #4A72FF
Split complementary#4AFF7D, #4ACCFF
Tetradic#CCFF4A, #4AFFD7, #7C4AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE3E9
Lighter +20%#FFB0C1
Lighter +10%#FF7D9A
Darker −10%#FF174A
Darker −20%#E30032
Darker −30%#B00027
Darker −40%#7D001C
More saturated +25%#FF4A72
Less saturated −25%#E8617F

Channel breakdown

R255
G74
B114
Red255 (100%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue346.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 4A · B 72

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