Recognised as Colour
#F44A4E
- #F44A4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F44A4E is a red with RGB values 244, 74, 78 and HSL 359°, 89%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F44A4E#F44A4E
HEX#F44A4E
RGBrgb(244, 74, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.2902, 0.3059
RGB percentages95.7%, 29%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(358.6, 88.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 69.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 69.7%, 68%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,009,806
CSS custom property--colour: #F44A4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#0BB5B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4AF4F0
Analogous#F44AA3, #F49B4A
Triadic#4EF44A, #4A4EF4
Split complementary#4AF49B, #4AA3F4
Tetradic#A3F44A, #4AF4F0, #9B4AF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G74
B78
Red244 (95.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue358.59°
Saturation (HSL)88.54%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 4A · B 4E
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