#ff172a

Color #ff172a

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Red #ff0000 · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ff172a

RGB

rgb(255, 23, 42)

HSL

hsl(355.1, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.1, 91%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 91%, 83.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(54.08, 78.69, 53.05)

LCH

lch(54.08, 94.9, 33.99)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.2506, 26.08)

HWB

hwb(355.1, 9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17ffec

Analogous

#ff179e

#ff172a

#ff7817

Triadic

#ff172a

#2aff17

#172aff

Split-complementary

#ff172a

#17ff78

#179eff

Tetradic

#ff172a

#ffec17

#17ffec

#172aff

Square

#ff172a

#9eff17

#17ffec

#7817ff

Shades

Color #ff172a mixed toward black.

#e80013

#b9000f

#8b000b

#5d0008

#2e0004

Tints

Color #ff172a mixed toward white.

#ff3e4d

#ff6471

#ff8b94

#ffb2b8

#ffd8db

Tones

Color #ff172a mixed toward gray.

#ec2a3a

#d83e4a

#c5515a

#b2646b

#9e787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c626 · ΔE 57.8

Deuteranopia

#d0da25 · ΔE 62.9

Tritanopia

#f92322 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 30.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff172a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff172a]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ff172a (#ff172a) is rgb(255, 23, 42) in RGB.

No, #ff172a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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