Colour

#F20024

#F20024
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F20024 is a red with RGB values 242, 0, 36 and HSL 351°, 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

#F20024#F20024

HEX#F20024

RGBrgb(242, 0, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0, 0.1412

RGB percentages94.9%, 0%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(351.1, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 85.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,859,748

CSS custom property--colour: #F20024;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#0DFFDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665A21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8913no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.6 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Orange red · ΔE 20.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.4 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Coral · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00F2CE

Analogous#F2009D, #F25500

Triadic#24F200, #0024F2

Split complementary#00F255, #009DF2

Tetradic#9DF200, #00F2CE, #5500F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBFC9

Lighter +30%#FF8C9D

Lighter +20%#FF5972

Lighter +10%#FF2646

Darker −10%#BF001C

Darker −20%#8C0015

Darker −30%#59000D

Darker −40%#260006

More saturated +25%#F20024

Less saturated −25%#D41E39

Channel breakdown

R242

B36

Red242 (94.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue351.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 00 · B 24

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