Recognised as Colour
#F4012D
- #F4012D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F4012D is a red with RGB values 244, 1, 45 and HSL 349°, 99%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F4012D#F4012D
HEX#F4012D
RGBrgb(244, 1, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.0039, 0.1765
RGB percentages95.7%, 0.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(349.1, 99.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 99.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 99.6%, 81.6%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,991,085
CSS custom property--colour: #F4012D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#0BFED2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01F4C8
Analogous#F401A7, #F44E01
Triadic#2DF401, #012DF4
Split complementary#01F44E, #01A7F4
Tetradic#A7F401, #01F4C8, #4E01F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G1
B45
Red244 (95.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue349.14°
Saturation (HSL)99.18%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 01 · B 2D
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