Recognised as Colour
#F03422
- #F03422
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#F03422 is a red with RGB values 240, 52, 34 and HSL 5°, 87%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#F03422#F03422
HEX#F03422
RGBrgb(240, 52, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.2039, 0.1333
RGB percentages94.1%, 20.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(5.2, 87.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 85.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 85.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,741,986
CSS custom property--colour: #F03422;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#0FCBDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22DEF0
Analogous#F02277, #F09B22
Triadic#22F034, #3422F0
Split complementary#22F09B, #2277F0
Tetradic#77F022, #22DEF0, #9B22F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G52
B34
Red240 (94.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue5.24°
Saturation (HSL)87.29%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 34 · B 22
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