Colour

#F2000F

#F2000F
Red
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Nearest: Red

#F2000F is a red with RGB values 242, 0, 15 and HSL 356°, 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

#F2000F#F2000F

HEX#F2000F

RGBrgb(242, 0, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0, 0.0588

RGB percentages94.9%, 0%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(356.3, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 93.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,859,727

CSS custom property--colour: #F2000F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18912WCAG 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#353535

Inverted#0DFFF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665A05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 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 7.7 Orange red · ΔE 14.3 Tomato · ΔE 26.6 Crimson · ΔE 27.9 Firebrick · ΔE 33.3 Coral · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00F2E3

Analogous#F20088, #F26A00

Triadic#0FF200, #000FF2

Split complementary#00F26A, #0088F2

Tetradic#88F200, #00F2E3, #6A00F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBFC3

Lighter +30%#FF8C93

Lighter +20%#FF5963

Lighter +10%#FF2633

Darker −10%#BF000C

Darker −20%#8C0009

Darker −30%#590006

Darker −40%#260002

More saturated +25%#F2000F

Less saturated −25%#D41E29

Channel breakdown

R242

B15

Red242 (94.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue356.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 00 · B 0F

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