Colour

#FF4D3E

#FF4D3E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF4D3E is a red with RGB values 255, 77, 62 and HSL 5°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF4D3E#FF4D3E

HEX#FF4D3E

RGBrgb(255, 77, 62)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.302, 0.2431

RGB percentages100%, 30.2%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(4.7, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 69.8%, 75.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,731,454

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4D3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

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

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#00B2C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81753Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9C37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 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 text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 9 Crimson · ΔE 18.9 Orange red · ΔE 21.5 Coral · ΔE 22.4 Firebrick · ΔE 24.4 Red · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EF0FF

Analogous#FF3E8F, #FFAE3E

Triadic#3EFF4D, #4D3EFF

Split complementary#3EFFAD, #3E90FF

Tetradic#90FF3E, #3EF0FF, #AE3EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFDAD7

Lighter +20%#FFABA4

Lighter +10%#FF7C71

Darker −10%#FF1E0B

Darker −20%#D71100

Darker −30%#A40D00

Darker −40%#710900

More saturated +25%#FF4D3E

Less saturated −25%#E76156

Channel breakdown

R255

G77

B62

Red255 (100%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue4.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 4D · B 3E

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