Colour

#F60421

#F60421
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F60421 is a red with RGB values 246, 4, 33 and HSL 353°, 97%, 49%. 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#F60421

RGBrgb(246, 4, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.0157, 0.1294

RGB percentages96.5%, 1.6%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(352.8, 96.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 98.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 98.4%, 86.6%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,122,913

CSS custom property--colour: #F60421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19789WCAG 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 4.96:1

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

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#09FBDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685C1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 84.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8B0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 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 text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 12.9 Orange red · ΔE 18.6 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Tomato · ΔE 24.2 Firebrick · ΔE 30.5 Coral · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#04F6D9

Analogous#F6049A, #F66004

Triadic#21F604, #0421F6

Split complementary#04F660, #049AF6

Tetradic#9AF604, #04F6D9, #6004F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEC8CE

Lighter +30%#FD96A2

Lighter +20%#FC6476

Lighter +10%#FC314A

Darker −10%#C4031A

Darker −20%#920214

Darker −30%#5F020D

Darker −40%#2D0106

More saturated +25%#FA001E

Less saturated −25%#D72339

Channel breakdown

R246

B33

Red246 (96.5%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue352.81°

Saturation (HSL)96.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 04 · B 21

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