Colour

#FF5B5E

#FF5B5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5B5E is a red with RGB values 255, 91, 94 and HSL 359°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF5B5E#FF5B5E

HEX#FF5B5E

RGBrgb(255, 91, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3569, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 35.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(358.9, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 64.3%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,735,070

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#00A4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A15Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF355Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 14.4 Crimson · ΔE 16.6 Salmon · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.9 Coral · ΔE 23.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BFFFC

Analogous#FF5BB0, #FFAA5B

Triadic#5EFF5B, #5B5EFF

Split complementary#5BFFAA, #5BB0FF

Tetradic#B0FF5B, #5BFFFC, #AA5BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF4F4

Lighter +20%#FFC1C2

Lighter +10%#FF8E90

Darker −10%#FF282C

Darker −20%#F40004

Darker −30%#C10004

Darker −40%#8E0003

More saturated +25%#FF5B5E

Less saturated −25%#EB7072

Channel breakdown

R255

G91

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue358.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5B · B 5E

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