Colour

#F20F26

#F20F26
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F20F26 is a red with RGB values 242, 15, 38 and HSL 354°, 90%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#F20F26#F20F26

HEX#F20F26

RGBrgb(242, 15, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.0588, 0.149

RGB percentages94.9%, 5.9%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(353.9, 89.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 93.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 93.8%, 84.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,863,590

CSS custom property--colour: #F20F26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#0DF0D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675C23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8A17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16.4 Crimson · ΔE 19.1 Orange red · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Firebrick · ΔE 27.4 Coral · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0FF2DB

Analogous#F20F98, #F2690F

Triadic#26F20F, #0F26F2

Split complementary#0FF269, #0F98F2

Tetradic#98F20F, #0FF2DB, #690FF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCD1D5

Lighter +30%#FAA0A9

Lighter +20%#F7707D

Lighter +10%#F53F52

Darker −10%#C30B1D

Darker −20%#930816

Darker −30%#63050F

Darker −40%#320308

More saturated +25%#FF021C

Less saturated −25%#D22F3F

Channel breakdown

R242

G15

B38

Red242 (94.9%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue353.92°

Saturation (HSL)89.72%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 0F · B 26

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