Recognised as Colour
#F05C3E
- #F05C3E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#F05C3E is a red with RGB values 240, 92, 62 and HSL 10°, 86%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#F05C3E#F05C3E
HEX#F05C3E
RGBrgb(240, 92, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.3608, 0.2431
RGB percentages94.1%, 36.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(10.1, 85.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 74.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 74.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,752,254
CSS custom property--colour: #F05C3E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#0FA3C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3ED2F0
Analogous#F03E79, #F0B53E
Triadic#3EF05C, #5C3EF0
Split complementary#3EF0B5, #3E79F0
Tetradic#79F03E, #3ED2F0, #B53EF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G92
B62
Red240 (94.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue10.11°
Saturation (HSL)85.58%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 5C · B 3E
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