Recognised as Colour

#FF4E56

#FF4E56
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF4E56 is a red with RGB values 255, 78, 86 and HSL 357°, 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

#FF4E56#FF4E56

HEX#FF4E56

RGBrgb(255, 78, 86)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3059, 0.3373

RGB percentages100%, 30.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(357.3, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,731,734

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4E56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#00B1A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 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 text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13 Tomato · ΔE 15 Firebrick · ΔE 23.2 Salmon · ΔE 23.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Coral · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EFFF7

Analogous#FF4EAF, #FF9E4E

Triadic#56FF4E, #4E56FF

Split complementary#4EFF9E, #4EAFFF

Tetradic#AFFF4E, #4EFFF7, #9E4EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE7E8

Lighter +20%#FFB4B7

Lighter +10%#FF8187

Darker −10%#FF1B25

Darker −20%#E7000A

Darker −30%#B40008

Darker −40%#810006

More saturated +25%#FF4E56

Less saturated −25%#E9646A

Channel breakdown

R255

G78

B86

Red255 (100%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue357.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 4E · B 56

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