Recognised as Colour

#F23C02

#F23C02
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#F23C02 is a red with RGB values 242, 60, 2 and HSL 15°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#F23C02#F23C02

HEX#F23C02

RGBrgb(242, 60, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.2353, 0.0078

RGB percentages94.9%, 23.5%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(14.5, 98.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 99.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 75.2%, 99.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,875,074

CSS custom property--colour: #F23C02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#0DC3FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 4.9 Red · ΔE 13.5 Tomato · ΔE 22.6 Coral · ΔE 30.9 Chocolate · ΔE 31 Crimson · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 4.93, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B8F2

Analogous#F20240, #F2B402

Triadic#02F23C, #3C02F2

Split complementary#02F2B4, #0240F2

Tetradic#40F202, #02B8F2, #B402F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FED0C2

Lighter +30%#FEAA8F

Lighter +20%#FE835C

Lighter +10%#FD5D2A

Darker −10%#BF2F02

Darker −20%#8D2301

Darker −30%#5A1601

Darker −40%#280A00

More saturated +25%#F43B00

Less saturated −25%#D34C20

Channel breakdown

R242

G60

Red242 (94.9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue14.5°

Saturation (HSL)98.36%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G 3C · B 02

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