Colour

#FF5E56

#FF5E56
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FF5E56 is a red with RGB values 255, 94, 86 and HSL 3°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FF5E56#FF5E56

HEX#FF5E56

RGBrgb(255, 94, 86)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3686, 0.3373

RGB percentages100%, 36.9%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(2.8, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 63.1%, 66.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,735,830

CSS custom property--colour: #FF5E56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 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#00A1A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF385Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 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 text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 9.3 Crimson · ΔE 18.3 Salmon · ΔE 18.5 Coral · ΔE 19.1 Firebrick · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56F7FF

Analogous#FF56A3, #FFB356

Triadic#56FF5E, #5E56FF

Split complementary#56FFB3, #56A3FF

Tetradic#A3FF56, #56F7FF, #B356FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF0EF

Lighter +20%#FFBFBC

Lighter +10%#FF8F89

Darker −10%#FF2D23

Darker −20%#EF0B00

Darker −30%#BC0900

Darker −40%#890600

More saturated +25%#FF5E56

Less saturated −25%#EA716B

Channel breakdown

R255

G94

B86

Red255 (100%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue2.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 5E · B 56

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