Colour

#FF506B

#FF506B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF506B is a red with RGB values 255, 80, 107 and HSL 351°, 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

#FF506B#FF506B

HEX#FF506B

RGBrgb(255, 80, 107)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3137, 0.4196

RGB percentages100%, 31.4%, 42%

HSLhsl(350.7, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 68.6%, 58%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,267

CSS custom property--colour: #FF506B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#00AF94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D796Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9E66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF245Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.7 Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Salmon · ΔE 24 Tomato · ΔE 24.9 Light coral · ΔE 25.6 Firebrick · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50FFE4

Analogous#FF50C3, #FF8C50

Triadic#6BFF50, #506BFF

Split complementary#50FF8C, #50C3FF

Tetradic#C3FF50, #50FFE4, #8C50FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE9EC

Lighter +20%#FFB6C1

Lighter +10%#FF8396

Darker −10%#FF1D40

Darker −20%#E90024

Darker −30%#B6001C

Darker −40%#830014

More saturated +25%#FF506B

Less saturated −25%#E9667A

Channel breakdown

R255

G80

B107

Red255 (100%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue350.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 50 · B 6B

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Colour values

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