Recognised as Colour

#F45E3C

#F45E3C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#F45E3C is a red with RGB values 244, 94, 60 and HSL 11°, 89%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#F45E3C#F45E3C

HEX#F45E3C

RGBrgb(244, 94, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.3686, 0.2353

RGB percentages95.7%, 36.9%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(11.1, 89.3%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 75.4%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 75.4%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,014,908

CSS custom property--colour: #F45E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#0BA1C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887A37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9C37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 4.1 Coral · ΔE 13.1 Chocolate · ΔE 20.7 Firebrick · ΔE 23.2 Salmon · ΔE 23.5 Orange red · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 4.05, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CD2F4

Analogous#F43C76, #F4BA3C

Triadic#3CF45E, #5E3CF4

Split complementary#3CF4BA, #3C76F4

Tetradic#76F43C, #3CD2F4, #BA3CF4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFD

Lighter +30%#FCD6CD

Lighter +20%#F9AE9D

Lighter +10%#F7866C

Darker −10%#EF370E

Darker −20%#BF2C0B

Darker −30%#8F2108

Darker −40%#5F1605

More saturated +25%#FF5731

Less saturated −25%#DA6E56

Channel breakdown

R244

G94

B60

Red244 (95.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue11.09°

Saturation (HSL)89.32%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F4 · G 5E · B 3C

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