Recognised as Colour

#F50E27

#F50E27
Red
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Nearest: Red

#F50E27 is a red with RGB values 245, 14, 39 and HSL 354°, 92%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

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HEX#F50E27

RGBrgb(245, 14, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.0549, 0.1529

RGB percentages96.1%, 5.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(353.5, 92%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 94.3%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 94.3%, 84.1%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,059,943

CSS custom property--colour: #F50E27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#0AF1D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685D24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C8B18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.9 Crimson · ΔE 19.7 Orange red · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 22.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28.4 Coral · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EF5DC

Analogous#F50E9B, #F5680E

Triadic#27F50E, #0E27F5

Split complementary#0EF568, #0E9BF5

Tetradic#9BF50E, #0EF5DC, #680EF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDD2D7

Lighter +30%#FBA1AB

Lighter +20%#F9707F

Lighter +10%#F73F53

Darker −10%#C8081D

Darker −20%#970616

Darker −30%#66040F

Darker −40%#350208

More saturated +25%#FF041F

Less saturated −25%#D62D40

Channel breakdown

R245

G14

B39

Red245 (96.1%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue353.51°

Saturation (HSL)92.03%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G 0E · B 27

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