Recognised as Colour
#FF6E5C
- #FF6E5C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FF6E5C is a red with RGB values 255, 110, 92 and HSL 7°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FF6E5C#FF6E5C
HEX#FF6E5C
RGBrgb(255, 110, 92)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4314, 0.3608
RGB percentages100%, 43.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(6.6, 100%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.6, 63.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 56.9%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,739,932
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6E5C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#0091A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CEDFF
Analogous#FF5C9B, #FFC05C
Triadic#5CFF6E, #6E5CFF
Split complementary#5CFFBF, #5C9CFF
Tetradic#9CFF5C, #5CEDFF, #C05CFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G110
B92
Red255 (100%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue6.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 6E · B 5C
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