#FF4772 colour

#FF4772 is a vivid red close to CSS deeppink. RGB 255, 71, 114, HSL 346, 100%, 64%. Black text passes AA (6.40:1), white passes AA for large text (3.28:1).

#FF4772

Nearest CSS name: deeppink #ff1493 (not an exact match)
Described as: a vivid red
Red, green, blue: 255, 71, 114
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2698 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ff4772`
RGB	`rgb(255, 71, 114)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 27.8% 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 63.9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 72.2%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(346 27.8% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 55%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(59.7% 71.19 19.73)`
OKLCH	`oklch(67.41% 0.2192 11.95)`
Decimal	`16729970`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 3.28:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 6.40:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	3.28:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	6.40:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FF4772 (6.40:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ff587f 18%#ff688c 27%#ff7998 36%#ff8aa5 45%#ff9bb2 55%#ffabbf 64%#ffbccc 73%#ffcdd9 82%#ffdee5 91%#ffeef2

9%#e84168 18%#d13a5d 27%#b93453 36%#a22d49 45%#8b273e 55%#742034 64%#5d1a29 73%#46131f 82%#2e0d15 91%#17060a

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ff4772 #47ffd4

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#ff47ce #ff4772 #ff7847

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ff4772 #72ff47 #4772ff

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ff4772 #47ff78 #47ceff

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ff4772 #ceff47 #47ffd4 #7847ff

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ff4772 Protanopia#777673 Deuteranopia#a69c6d Tritanopia#ff1059 Achromatopsia#8e8e8e

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ff4772;`
Background	`background-color: #ff4772;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ff4772;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 71 114 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ff4772;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4772, #992b44);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ff91aa, #ff4772);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ff4772; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #FF4772 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.