Colour

#FF526C

#FF526C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF526C is a red with RGB values 255, 82, 108 and HSL 351°, 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

#FF526C#FF526C

HEX#FF526C

RGBrgb(255, 82, 108)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.4235

RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(351, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 57.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,780

CSS custom property--colour: #FF526C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#00AD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7A6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9E68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF295Dno 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 text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 23 Salmon · ΔE 23.3 Tomato · ΔE 24.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.9 Firebrick · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52FFE5

Analogous#FF52C3, #FF8E52

Triadic#6CFF52, #526CFF

Split complementary#52FF8F, #52C3FF

Tetradic#C3FF52, #52FFE5, #8E52FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEBEE

Lighter +20%#FFB8C3

Lighter +10%#FF8597

Darker −10%#FF1F41

Darker −20%#EB0023

Darker −30%#B8001C

Darker −40%#850014

More saturated +25%#FF526C

Less saturated −25%#E9687B

Channel breakdown

R255

G82

B108

Red255 (100%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue350.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 6C

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