Colour

#FF536B

#FF536B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF536B is a red with RGB values 255, 83, 107 and HSL 352°, 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

#FF536B#FF536B

HEX#FF536B

RGBrgb(255, 83, 107)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3255, 0.4196

RGB percentages100%, 32.5%, 42%

HSLhsl(351.6, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.5%, 58%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,733,035

CSS custom property--colour: #FF536B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#00AC94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7B6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17 Indian red · ΔE 22.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.7 Tomato · ΔE 23.9 Light coral · ΔE 24.6 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53FFE7

Analogous#FF53C1, #FF9153

Triadic#6BFF53, #536BFF

Split complementary#53FF91, #53C1FF

Tetradic#C1FF53, #53FFE7, #9153FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFECEF

Lighter +20%#FFB9C3

Lighter +10%#FF8697

Darker −10%#FF203F

Darker −20%#EC0021

Darker −30%#B9001A

Darker −40%#860013

More saturated +25%#FF536B

Less saturated −25%#EA687A

Channel breakdown

R255

G83

B107

Red255 (100%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue351.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 53 · B 6B

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