Colour
#F40F5E
- #F40F5E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F40F5E is a red with RGB values 244, 15, 94 and HSL 339°, 91%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F40F5E#F40F5E
HEX#F40F5E
RGBrgb(244, 15, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.0588, 0.3686
RGB percentages95.7%, 5.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(339.3, 91.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 93.9%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 93.9%, 61.5%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,994,718
CSS custom property--colour: #F40F5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#0BF0A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0FF4A5
Analogous#F40FD1, #F4330F
Triadic#5EF40F, #0F5EF4
Split complementary#0FF433, #0FD1F4
Tetradic#D0F40F, #0FF4A5, #320FF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G15
B94
Red244 (95.7%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue339.3°
Saturation (HSL)91.24%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 0F · B 5E
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