Recognised as Colour

#F5162E

#F5162E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F5162E is a red with RGB values 245, 22, 46 and HSL 354°, 92%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#F5162E#F5162E

HEX#F5162E

RGBrgb(245, 22, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.0863, 0.1804

RGB percentages96.1%, 8.6%, 18%

HSLhsl(353.5, 91.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 91%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 91%, 81.2%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,061,998

CSS custom property--colour: #F5162E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#0AE9D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695F2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8C22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.6 Red · ΔE 19.2 Tomato · ΔE 21.3 Orange red · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 26.5 Coral · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16F5DD

Analogous#F5169E, #F56D16

Triadic#2EF516, #162EF5

Split complementary#16F56D, #169EF5

Tetradic#9EF516, #16F5DD, #6D16F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDDADD

Lighter +30%#FBA9B2

Lighter +20%#F97886

Lighter +10%#F7475A

Darker −10%#CF091E

Darker −20%#9E0717

Darker −30%#6D0510

Darker −40%#3C0309

More saturated +25%#FF0C26

Less saturated −25%#D73446

Channel breakdown

R245

G22

B46

Red245 (96.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue353.54°

Saturation (HSL)91.77%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G 16 · B 2E

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