Recognised as Colour

#FF4E5E

#FF4E5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF4E5E is a red with RGB values 255, 78, 94 and HSL 355°, 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

#FF4E5E#FF4E5E

HEX#FF4E5E

RGBrgb(255, 78, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3059, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 30.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(354.6, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.6, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,731,742

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#00B1A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E775Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1855no 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 text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Salmon · ΔE 23.4 Firebrick · ΔE 24.4 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Light coral · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EFFEF

Analogous#FF4EB7, #FF974E

Triadic#5EFF4E, #4E5EFF

Split complementary#4EFF97, #4EB7FF

Tetradic#B6FF4E, #4EFFEF, #964EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE7E9

Lighter +20%#FFB4BB

Lighter +10%#FF818C

Darker −10%#FF1B30

Darker −20%#E70015

Darker −30%#B40010

Darker −40%#81000C

More saturated +25%#FF4E5E

Less saturated −25%#E96470

Channel breakdown

R255

G78

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue354.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 4E · B 5E

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