Recognised as Colour
#FF525E
- #FF525E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FF525E is a red with RGB values 255, 82, 94 and HSL 356°, 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
#FF525E#FF525E
HEX#FF525E
RGBrgb(255, 82, 94)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.3686
RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(355.8, 100%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 67.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 67.8%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,766
CSS custom property--colour: #FF525E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#00ADA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52FFF3
Analogous#FF52B4, #FF9C52
Triadic#5EFF52, #525EFF
Split complementary#52FF9C, #52B5FF
Tetradic#B5FF52, #52FFF3, #9D52FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G82
B94
Red255 (100%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue355.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 5E
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