Recognised as Colour

#F0525D

#F0525D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F0525D is a red with RGB values 240, 82, 93 and HSL 356°, 84%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#F0525D#F0525D

HEX#F0525D

RGBrgb(240, 82, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.3216, 0.3647

RGB percentages94.1%, 32.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(355.8, 84%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 65.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.8%, 61.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,749,725

CSS custom property--colour: #F0525D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#0FADA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B755Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39659no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2D57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 18.7 Tomato · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 21.4 Light coral · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52F0E5

Analogous#F052AC, #F09652

Triadic#5DF052, #525DF0

Split complementary#52F096, #52ACF0

Tetradic#ACF052, #52F0E5, #9652F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCDFE1

Lighter +20%#F8B0B5

Lighter +10%#F48189

Darker −10%#EC2331

Darker −20%#CA121E

Darker −30%#9C0D17

Darker −40%#6D0910

More saturated +25%#FF4350

Less saturated −25%#D96A71

Channel breakdown

R240

G82

B93

Red240 (94.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue355.82°

Saturation (HSL)84.04%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G 52 · B 5D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#F0525D

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else