Colour

#FF5872

#FF5872
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF5872 is a red with RGB values 255, 88, 114 and HSL 351°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF5872#FF5872

HEX#FF5872

RGBrgb(255, 88, 114)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3451, 0.4471

RGB percentages100%, 34.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(350.7, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 65.5%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,734,322

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#00A78D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA06Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Salmon · ΔE 22 Light coral · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58FFE5

Analogous#FF58C6, #FF9258

Triadic#72FF58, #5872FF

Split complementary#58FF92, #58C5FF

Tetradic#C5FF58, #58FFE5, #9258FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF1F3

Lighter +20%#FFBEC8

Lighter +10%#FF8B9D

Darker −10%#FF2547

Darker −20%#F10026

Darker −30%#BE001E

Darker −40%#8B0016

More saturated +25%#FF5872

Less saturated −25%#EA6D80

Channel breakdown

R255

G88

B114

Red255 (100%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue350.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 58 · B 72

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