Colour
#FF5059
- #FF5059
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FF5059 is a red with RGB values 255, 80, 89 and HSL 357°, 100%, 66%. 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
#FF5059#FF5059
HEX#FF5059
RGBrgb(255, 80, 89)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3137, 0.349
RGB percentages100%, 31.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(356.9, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,249
CSS custom property--colour: #FF5059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#00AFA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50FFF6
Analogous#FF50B1, #FF9F50
Triadic#59FF50, #5059FF
Split complementary#50FF9E, #50B1FF
Tetradic#B1FF50, #50FFF6, #9E50FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G80
B89
Red255 (100%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue356.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 50 · B 59
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