Recognised as Colour
#F55E2C
- #F55E2C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#F55E2C is a red with RGB values 245, 94, 44 and HSL 15°, 91%, 57%. 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
#F55E2C#F55E2C
HEX#F55E2C
RGBrgb(245, 94, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.3686, 0.1725
RGB percentages96.1%, 36.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(14.9, 91%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.9, 82%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 82%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,080,428
CSS custom property--colour: #F55E2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#0AA1D3
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CC3F5
Analogous#F52C5F, #F5C32C
Triadic#2CF55E, #5E2CF5
Split complementary#2CF5C2, #2C5FF5
Tetradic#5EF52C, #2CC3F5, #C22CF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G94
B44
Red245 (96.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue14.93°
Saturation (HSL)90.95%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G 5E · B 2C
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