Colour

#F0000C

#F0000C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F0000C is a red with RGB values 240, 0, 12 and HSL 357°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#F0000C#F0000C

HEX#F0000C

RGBrgb(240, 0, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0, 0.0471

RGB percentages94.1%, 0%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(357, 100%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 100%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 95%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,728,652

CSS custom property--colour: #F0000C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#0FFFF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665902no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#998700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 7.8 Orange red · ΔE 14 Tomato · ΔE 26.6 Crimson · ΔE 28.2 Firebrick · ΔE 33.1 Coral · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00F0E4

Analogous#F00084, #F06C00

Triadic#0CF000, #000CF0

Split complementary#00F06C, #0084F0

Tetradic#84F000, #00F0E4, #6C00F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFBDC0

Lighter +30%#FF8A90

Lighter +20%#FF575F

Lighter +10%#FF242F

Darker −10%#BD0009

Darker −20%#8A0007

Darker −30%#570004

Darker −40%#240002

More saturated +25%#F0000C

Less saturated −25%#D21E27

Channel breakdown

R240

B12

Red240 (94.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue357°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G 00 · B 0C

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