Recognised as Colour
#F2295A
- #F2295A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F2295A is a red with RGB values 242, 41, 90 and HSL 345°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F2295A#F2295A
HEX#F2295A
RGBrgb(242, 41, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.1608, 0.3529
RGB percentages94.9%, 16.1%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(345.4, 88.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.4, 83.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 83.1%, 62.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,870,298
CSS custom property--colour: #F2295A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#0DD6A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29F2C1
Analogous#F229BF, #F25D29
Triadic#5AF229, #295AF2
Split complementary#29F25D, #29BFF2
Tetradic#BFF229, #29F2C1, #5D29F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G41
B90
Red242 (94.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue345.37°
Saturation (HSL)88.55%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 29 · B 5A
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