Colour

#F5235F

#F5235F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F5235F is a red with RGB values 245, 35, 95 and HSL 343°, 91%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#F5235F#F5235F

HEX#F5235F

RGBrgb(245, 35, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.1373, 0.3725

RGB percentages96.1%, 13.7%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(342.9, 91.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 85.7%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.7%, 61.2%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,065,375

CSS custom property--colour: #F5235F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#0ADCA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.6 Deep pink · ΔE 28.6 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7 Indian red · ΔE 31.6 Tomato · ΔE 32.2 Brown · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23F5B9

Analogous#F523C8, #F55023

Triadic#5FF523, #235FF5

Split complementary#23F550, #23C8F5

Tetradic#C8F523, #23F5B9, #5023F5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEE6ED

Lighter +30%#FCB5C9

Lighter +20%#F985A6

Lighter +10%#F75482

Darker −10%#DB0A46

Darker −20%#AA0836

Darker −30%#790627

Darker −40%#490317

More saturated +25%#FF195B

Less saturated −25%#D8406B

Channel breakdown

R245

G35

B95

Red245 (96.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)91.3%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G 23 · B 5F

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#F5235F

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else