Recognised as Colour
#FF523E
- #FF523E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FF523E is a red with RGB values 255, 82, 62 and HSL 6°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FF523E#FF523E
HEX#FF523E
RGBrgb(255, 82, 62)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.2431
RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(6.2, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.2, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 67.8%, 75.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,734
CSS custom property--colour: #FF523E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#00ADC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EEBFF
Analogous#FF3E8A, #FFB33E
Triadic#3EFF52, #523EFF
Split complementary#3EFFB2, #3E8BFF
Tetradic#8AFF3E, #3EEBFF, #B33EFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G82
B62
Red255 (100%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue6.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 3E
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