Colour

#FF5655

#FF5655
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5655 is a red with RGB values 255, 86, 85 and HSL 0°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF5655#FF5655

HEX#FF5655

RGBrgb(255, 86, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3373, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 33.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(0.4, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.4, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 66.3%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,733,781

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5655;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

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

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#00A9AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847B53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9F50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 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 text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 11.5 Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Salmon · ΔE 21.2 Coral · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Indian red · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55FEFF

Analogous#FF55A9, #FFAB55

Triadic#55FF56, #5655FF

Split complementary#55FFAB, #55A9FF

Tetradic#A9FF55, #55FEFF, #AB55FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEEEE

Lighter +20%#FFBBBB

Lighter +10%#FF8988

Darker −10%#FF2322

Darker −20%#EE0100

Darker −30%#BB0100

Darker −40%#880100

More saturated +25%#FF5655

Less saturated −25%#EA6B6A

Channel breakdown

R255

G86

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue0.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 56 · B 55

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