Colour

#F20008

#F20008
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F20008 is a red with RGB values 242, 0, 8 and HSL 358°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#F20008#F20008

HEX#F20008

RGBrgb(242, 0, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0, 0.0314

RGB percentages94.9%, 0%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(358, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 96.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,859,720

CSS custom property--colour: #F20008;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#0DFFF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 6.2 Orange red · ΔE 13.3 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Crimson · ΔE 29.7 Firebrick · ΔE 34.5 Coral · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00F2EA

Analogous#F20081, #F27100

Triadic#08F200, #0008F2

Split complementary#00F271, #0081F2

Tetradic#81F200, #00F2EA, #7100F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBFC1

Lighter +30%#FF8C90

Lighter +20%#FF595E

Lighter +10%#FF262D

Darker −10%#BF0006

Darker −20%#8C0005

Darker −30%#590003

Darker −40%#260001

More saturated +25%#F20008

Less saturated −25%#D41E24

Channel breakdown

R242

Red242 (94.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue358.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 00 · B 08

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