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Recognised as Colour

#FF5C4D

  • #FF5C4D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tomato

#FF5C4D is a red with RGB values 255, 92, 77 and HSL 5°, 100%, 65%. 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

#FF5C4D#FF5C4D
HEX#FF5C4D
RGBrgb(255, 92, 77)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3608, 0.302
RGB percentages100%, 36.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(5.1, 100%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 69.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 69.8%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,735,309
CSS custom property--colour: #FF5C4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 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#7E7E7E
Inverted#00A3B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#897D4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A148no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF325Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4DF0FF
Analogous#FF4D97, #FFB54D
Triadic#4DFF5C, #5C4DFF
Split complementary#4DFFB5, #4D97FF
Tetradic#97FF4D, #4DF0FF, #B54DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE8E6
Lighter +20%#FFB9B3
Lighter +10%#FF8B80
Darker −10%#FF2D1A
Darker −20%#E61300
Darker −30%#B30F00
Darker −40%#800B00
More saturated +25%#FF5C4D
Less saturated −25%#E96E63

Channel breakdown

R255
G92
B77
Red255 (100%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue5.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 5C · B 4D

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