#ff2b2b

Color #ff2b2b

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Red #ff0000 · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ff2b2b

RGB

rgb(255, 43, 43)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 83.1%, 83.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(55.25, 75.38, 53.6)

LCH

lch(55.25, 92.49, 35.42)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.2423, 27.51)

HWB

hwb(0, 16.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2bffff

Analogous

#ff2b95

#ff2b2b

#ff952b

Triadic

#ff2b2b

#2bff2b

#2b2bff

Split-complementary

#ff2b2b

#2bff95

#2b95ff

Tetradic

#ff2b2b

#ffff2b

#2bffff

#2b2bff

Square

#ff2b2b

#95ff2b

#2bffff

#952bff

Shades

Color #ff2b2b mixed toward black.

#f80000

#c70000

#950000

#630000

#320000

Tints

Color #ff2b2b mixed toward white.

#ff4e4e

#ff7272

#ff9595

#ffb8b8

#ffdcdc

Tones

Color #ff2b2b mixed toward gray.

#ed3d3d

#dc4e4e

#ca6060

#b87272

#a78383

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c72b · ΔE 56.2

Deuteranopia

#d0db2b · ΔE 61.4

Tritanopia

#f92b2b · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff2b2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff2b2b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff2b2b (#ff2b2b) is rgb(255, 43, 43) in RGB.

No, #ff2b2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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