Recognised as Colour

#FF4D56

#FF4D56
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF4D56 is a red with RGB values 255, 77, 86 and HSL 357°, 100%, 65%. 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

#FF4D56#FF4D56

HEX#FF4D56

RGBrgb(255, 77, 86)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.302, 0.3373

RGB percentages100%, 30.2%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(357, 100%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 69.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 69.8%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,731,478

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#00B2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9C51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0E52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.8 Tomato · ΔE 15.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.2 Salmon · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Coral · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DFFF6

Analogous#FF4DAF, #FF9D4D

Triadic#56FF4D, #4D56FF

Split complementary#4DFF9D, #4DAFFF

Tetradic#AFFF4D, #4DFFF6, #9D4DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE6E7

Lighter +20%#FFB3B7

Lighter +10%#FF8086

Darker −10%#FF1A26

Darker −20%#E6000C

Darker −30%#B30009

Darker −40%#800006

More saturated +25%#FF4D56

Less saturated −25%#E9636A

Channel breakdown

R255

G77

B86

Red255 (100%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue356.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 4D · B 56

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