Colour

#FF5255

#FF5255
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5255 is a red with RGB values 255, 82, 85 and HSL 359°, 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 Tomato.

Colour values

#FF5255#FF5255

HEX#FF5255

RGBrgb(255, 82, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(359, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,757

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#00ADAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827954no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 13 Crimson · ΔE 14.2 Salmon · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 22.8 Coral · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52FFFC

Analogous#FF52AB, #FFA652

Triadic#55FF52, #5255FF

Split complementary#52FFA6, #52ABFF

Tetradic#ABFF52, #52FFFC, #A652FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEBEB

Lighter +20%#FFB8B9

Lighter +10%#FF8587

Darker −10%#FF1F23

Darker −20%#EB0004

Darker −30%#B80003

Darker −40%#850002

More saturated +25%#FF5255

Less saturated −25%#E9686A

Channel breakdown

R255

G82

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue358.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 55

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