Colour

#FF522A

#FF522A
Red
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Nearest: Orange red

#FF522A is a red with RGB values 255, 82, 42 and HSL 11°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF522A#FF522A

HEX#FF522A

RGBrgb(255, 82, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(11.3, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,714

CSS custom property--colour: #FF522A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

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

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#00ADD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857723no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#B09D20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 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 text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.1 Tomato · ΔE 13.1 Red · ΔE 19.9 Coral · ΔE 22.5 Chocolate · ΔE 26.9 Crimson · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AD7FF

Analogous#FF2A6D, #FFBC2A

Triadic#2AFF52, #522AFF

Split complementary#2AFFBC, #2A6DFF

Tetradic#6DFF2A, #2AD7FF, #BC2AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8F6

Lighter +30%#FFCEC3

Lighter +20%#FFA590

Lighter +10%#FF7B5D

Darker −10%#F62E00

Darker −20%#C32500

Darker −30%#901B00

Darker −40%#5D1100

More saturated +25%#FF522A

Less saturated −25%#E46345

Channel breakdown

R255

G82

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue11.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 2A

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