Colour

#FF5C33

#FF5C33
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5C33 is a red with RGB values 255, 92, 51 and HSL 12°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF5C33#FF5C33

HEX#FF5C33

RGBrgb(255, 92, 51)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3608, 0.2

RGB percentages100%, 36.1%, 20%

HSLhsl(12.1, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 80%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 80%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,735,283

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5C33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#00A3CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B7C2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A02Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 9 Orange red · ΔE 16.3 Coral · ΔE 17.7 Chocolate · ΔE 23.6 Red · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33D6FF

Analogous#FF3370, #FFC233

Triadic#33FF5C, #5C33FF

Split complementary#33FFC2, #3370FF

Tetradic#70FF33, #33D6FF, #C233FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD6CC

Lighter +20%#FFAE99

Lighter +10%#FF8566

Darker −10%#FF3300

Darker −20%#CC2900

Darker −30%#991F00

Darker −40%#661500

More saturated +25%#FF5C33

Less saturated −25%#E66B4C

Channel breakdown

R255

G92

B51

Red255 (100%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue12.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5C · B 33

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