Recognised as Colour

#F50F00

#F50F00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F50F00 is a red with RGB values 245, 15, 0 and HSL 4°, 100%, 48%. 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

#F50F00#F50F00

HEX#F50F00

RGBrgb(245, 15, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.0588, 0

RGB percentages96.1%, 5.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(3.7, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 93.9%, 100%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,060,160

CSS custom property--colour: #F50F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#0AF0FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A5D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 4.3 Orange red · ΔE 11.2 Tomato · ΔE 28.7 Crimson · ΔE 32.5 Firebrick · ΔE 36.7 Coral · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 4.33, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00E6F5

Analogous#F5006B, #F58A00

Triadic#00F50F, #0F00F5

Split complementary#00F589, #006CF5

Tetradic#6BF500, #00E6F5, #8A00F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC6C2

Lighter +30%#FF968F

Lighter +20%#FF665C

Lighter +10%#FF3629

Darker −10%#C20C00

Darker −20%#8F0900

Darker −30%#5C0600

Darker −40%#290300

More saturated +25%#F50F00

Less saturated −25%#D62A1F

Channel breakdown

R245

G15

Red245 (96.1%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue3.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G 0F · B 00

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