Colour

#FF5C5C

#FF5C5C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5C5C is a red with RGB values 255, 92, 92 and HSL 0°, 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

#FF5C5C#FF5C5C

HEX#FF5C5C

RGBrgb(255, 92, 92)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3608, 0.3608

RGB percentages100%, 36.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 63.9%, 100%)

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

24-bit integer16,735,324

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#00A3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A158no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF365Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 13.1 Crimson · ΔE 17 Salmon · ΔE 18.3 Coral · ΔE 22.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.2 Firebrick · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CFFFF

Analogous#FF5CAE, #FFAE5C

Triadic#5CFF5C, #5C5CFF

Split complementary#5CFFAE, #5CAEFF

Tetradic#AEFF5C, #5CFFFF, #AE5CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF5F5

Lighter +20%#FFC2C2

Lighter +10%#FF8F8F

Darker −10%#FF2929

Darker −20%#F50000

Darker −30%#C20000

Darker −40%#8F0000

More saturated +25%#FF5C5C

Less saturated −25%#EB7070

Channel breakdown

R255

G92

B92

Red255 (100%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5C · B 5C

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