#ff5252

Color #ff5252

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5252

RGB

rgb(255, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 67.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 67.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(59.81, 65.19, 37.68)

LCH

lch(59.81, 75.3, 30.03)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.2095, 24.66)

HWB

hwb(0, 32.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52ffff

Analogous

#ff52a9

#ff5252

#ffa952

Triadic

#ff5252

#52ff52

#5252ff

Split-complementary

#ff5252

#52ffa9

#52a9ff

Tetradic

#ff5252

#ffff52

#52ffff

#5252ff

Square

#ff5252

#a9ff52

#52ffff

#a952ff

Shades

Color #ff5252 mixed toward black.

#ff1a1a

#e10000

#a90000

#700000

#380000

Tints

Color #ff5252 mixed toward white.

#ff6f6f

#ff8c8c

#ffa9a9

#ffc5c5

#ffe2e2

Tones

Color #ff5252 mixed toward gray.

#f16161

#e26f6f

#d47d7d

#c58c8c

#b79a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb52 · ΔE 53.2

Deuteranopia

#d4dd52 · ΔE 58.1

Tritanopia

#fa5252 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5252]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff5252 (#ff5252) is rgb(255, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #ff5252 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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