Colour

#FF5962

#FF5962
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF5962 is a red with RGB values 255, 89, 98 and HSL 357°, 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

#FF5962#FF5962

HEX#FF5962

RGBrgb(255, 89, 98)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.349, 0.3843

RGB percentages100%, 34.9%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(356.7, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 61.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,734,562

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#00A69D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847D61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA05Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#FF335Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.3 Tomato · ΔE 17.2 Salmon · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 23.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59FFF6

Analogous#FF59B5, #FFA359

Triadic#62FF59, #5962FF

Split complementary#59FFA3, #59B5FF

Tetradic#B5FF59, #59FFF6, #A359FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF2F3

Lighter +20%#FFBFC2

Lighter +10%#FF8C92

Darker −10%#FF2632

Darker −20%#F2000D

Darker −30%#BF000A

Darker −40%#8C0008

More saturated +25%#FF5962

Less saturated −25%#EA6E74

Channel breakdown

R255

G89

B98

Red255 (100%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue356.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 59 · B 62

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