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Colour

#FF5A72

  • #FF5A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FF5A72 is a red with RGB values 255, 90, 114 and HSL 351°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FF5A72#FF5A72
HEX#FF5A72
RGBrgb(255, 90, 114)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3529, 0.4471
RGB percentages100%, 35.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(351.3, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,734,834
CSS custom property--colour: #FF5A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#00A58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#837F72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA16Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3964no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20Indian red · ΔE 20.9Salmon · ΔE 21.1Light coral · ΔE 21.8Tomato · ΔE 25.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AFFE7
Analogous#FF5AC5, #FF945A
Triadic#72FF5A, #5A72FF
Split complementary#5AFF94, #5AC5FF
Tetradic#C5FF5A, #5AFFE7, #955AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF3F5
Lighter +20%#FFC0C9
Lighter +10%#FF8D9E
Darker −10%#FF2746
Darker −20%#F30023
Darker −30%#C0001C
Darker −40%#8D0015
More saturated +25%#FF5A72
Less saturated −25%#EA6F81

Channel breakdown

R255
G90
B114
Red255 (100%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue351.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 5A · B 72

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