Recognised as Colour
#FF5E35
- #FF5E35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FF5E35 is a red with RGB values 255, 94, 53 and HSL 12°, 100%, 60%. 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
#FF5E35#FF5E35
HEX#FF5E35
RGBrgb(255, 94, 53)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3686, 0.2078
RGB percentages100%, 36.9%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(12.2, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 79.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,735,797
CSS custom property--colour: #FF5E35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#00A1CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35D6FF
Analogous#FF3571, #FFC335
Triadic#35FF5E, #5E35FF
Split complementary#35FFC3, #3571FF
Tetradic#71FF35, #35D6FF, #C335FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G94
B53
Red255 (100%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue12.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 5E · B 35
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