Colour

#FF5C64

#FF5C64
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF5C64 is a red with RGB values 255, 92, 100 and HSL 357°, 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

#FF5C64#FF5C64

HEX#FF5C64

RGBrgb(255, 92, 100)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3608, 0.3922

RGB percentages100%, 36.1%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(357.1, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 60.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,735,332

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#00A39B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867F63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA160no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.3 Tomato · ΔE 17.4 Salmon · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 20.7 Light coral · ΔE 22.4 Firebrick · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CFFF7

Analogous#FF5CB5, #FFA65C

Triadic#64FF5C, #5C64FF

Split complementary#5CFFA5, #5CB6FF

Tetradic#B5FF5C, #5CFFF7, #A65CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF5F5

Lighter +20%#FFC2C5

Lighter +10%#FF8F94

Darker −10%#FF2934

Darker −20%#F5000C

Darker −30%#C2000A

Darker −40%#8F0007

More saturated +25%#FF5C64

Less saturated −25%#EB7076

Channel breakdown

R255

G92

B100

Red255 (100%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue357.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5C · B 64

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