Recognised as Colour

#F61E00

#F61E00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#F61E00 is a red with RGB values 246, 30, 0 and HSL 7°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#F61E00#F61E00

HEX#F61E00

RGBrgb(246, 30, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.1176, 0

RGB percentages96.5%, 11.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(7.3, 100%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 100%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 87.8%, 100%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,129,536

CSS custom property--colour: #F61E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#09E1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Deuteranopia#A08D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Red · ΔE 5.4 Orange red · ΔE 9.4 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Crimson · ΔE 32.9 Firebrick · ΔE 36.5 Coral · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D8F6

Analogous#F6005D, #F69900

Triadic#00F61E, #1E00F6

Split complementary#00F699, #005DF6

Tetradic#5DF600, #00D8F6, #9900F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCAC3

Lighter +30%#FF9E90

Lighter +20%#FF715D

Lighter +10%#FF442A

Darker −10%#C31800

Darker −20%#901200

Darker −30%#5D0B00

Darker −40%#2A0500

More saturated +25%#F61E00

Less saturated −25%#D7351F

Channel breakdown

R246

G30

Red246 (96.5%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue7.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 1E · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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