Colour

#FF505D

#FF505D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF505D is a red with RGB values 255, 80, 93 and HSL 356°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF505D#FF505D

HEX#FF505D

RGBrgb(255, 80, 93)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3137, 0.3647

RGB percentages100%, 31.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(355.5, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 68.6%, 63.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,253

CSS custom property--colour: #FF505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#00AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80785Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Tomato · ΔE 17.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 24.4 Light coral · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50FFF2

Analogous#FF50B4, #FF9B50

Triadic#5DFF50, #505DFF

Split complementary#50FF9B, #50B4FF

Tetradic#B4FF50, #50FFF2, #9B50FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE9EB

Lighter +20%#FFB6BB

Lighter +10%#FF838C

Darker −10%#FF1D2E

Darker −20%#E90011

Darker −30%#B6000E

Darker −40%#83000A

More saturated +25%#FF505D

Less saturated −25%#E96670

Channel breakdown

R255

G80

B93

Red255 (100%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue355.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 50 · B 5D

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