Colour

#FF516E

#FF516E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF516E is a red with RGB values 255, 81, 110 and HSL 350°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF516E#FF516E

HEX#FF516E

RGBrgb(255, 81, 110)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3176, 0.4314

RGB percentages100%, 31.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(350, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 68.2%, 56.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,526

CSS custom property--colour: #FF516E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#00AE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9E6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF285Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.9 Indian red · ΔE 23.4 Salmon · ΔE 24.2 Light coral · ΔE 25.3 Tomato · ΔE 26.2 Firebrick · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51FFE2

Analogous#FF51C5, #FF8B51

Triadic#6EFF51, #516EFF

Split complementary#51FF8B, #51C5FF

Tetradic#C5FF51, #51FFE2, #8B51FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEAED

Lighter +20%#FFB7C3

Lighter +10%#FF8499

Darker −10%#FF1E44

Darker −20%#EA0027

Darker −30%#B7001F

Darker −40%#840016

More saturated +25%#FF516E

Less saturated −25%#E9677D

Channel breakdown

R255

G81

B110

Red255 (100%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 51 · B 6E

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