Colour

#FF5C69

#FF5C69
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FF5C69 is a red with RGB values 255, 92, 105 and HSL 355°, 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

#FF5C69#FF5C69

HEX#FF5C69

RGBrgb(255, 92, 105)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3608, 0.4118

RGB percentages100%, 36.1%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(355.2, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 58.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,735,337

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5C69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1

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

Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#00A396

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA165no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3A62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.1 Salmon · ΔE 18.4 Tomato · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Light coral · ΔE 21.6 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CFFF2

Analogous#FF5CBA, #FFA15C

Triadic#69FF5C, #5C69FF

Split complementary#5CFFA1, #5CBAFF

Tetradic#BBFF5C, #5CFFF2, #A15CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF5F6

Lighter +20%#FFC2C7

Lighter +10%#FF8F98

Darker −10%#FF293A

Darker −20%#F50014

Darker −30%#C2000F

Darker −40%#8F000B

More saturated +25%#FF5C69

Less saturated −25%#EB707A

Channel breakdown

R255

G92

B105

Red255 (100%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue355.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5C · B 69

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