#ff495d

Color #ff495d

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class rose-500 #ff2056 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff495d

RGB

rgb(255, 73, 93)

HSL

hsl(353.4, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.4, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 63.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(58.81, 68.98, 30.17)

LCH

lch(58.81, 75.29, 23.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.2169, 19.39)

HWB

hwb(353.4, 28.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49ffeb

Analogous

#ff49b8

#ff495d

#ff9049

Triadic

#ff495d

#5dff49

#495dff

Split-complementary

#ff495d

#49ff90

#49b8ff

Tetradic

#ff495d

#ffeb49

#49ffeb

#495dff

Square

#ff495d

#b8ff49

#49ffeb

#9049ff

Shades

Color #ff495d mixed toward black.

#ff122c

#db0018

#a40012

#6d000c

#370006

Tints

Color #ff495d mixed toward white.

#ff6778

#ff8693

#ffa4ae

#ffc2c9

#ffe1e4

Tones

Color #ff495d mixed toward gray.

#f05869

#e16775

#d17680

#c2868c

#b39598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca59 · ΔE 55.9

Deuteranopia

#d3dd58 · ΔE 61.4

Tritanopia

#fa5554 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff495d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff495d]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ff495d (#ff495d) is rgb(255, 73, 93) in RGB.

No, #ff495d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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