Recognised as Colour

#F6225A

#F6225A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F6225A is a red with RGB values 246, 34, 90 and HSL 344°, 92%, 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

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HEX#F6225A

RGBrgb(246, 34, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.1333, 0.3529

RGB percentages96.5%, 13.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(344.2, 92.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 86.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.2%, 63.4%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,130,650

CSS custom property--colour: #F6225A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21475WCAG 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 5.3:1

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

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#09DDA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67645Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 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 text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Tomato · ΔE 30 Deep pink · ΔE 31.6 Brown · ΔE 31.8 Indian red · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22F6BE

Analogous#F622C4, #F65422

Triadic#5AF622, #225AF6

Split complementary#22F654, #22C4F6

Tetradic#C4F622, #22F6BE, #5422F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEE6EC

Lighter +30%#FCB5C8

Lighter +20%#FA84A3

Lighter +10%#F8537F

Darker −10%#DC0941

Darker −20%#AB0732

Darker −30%#7A0524

Darker −40%#490315

More saturated +25%#FF1956

Less saturated −25%#D93F68

Channel breakdown

R246

G34

B90

Red246 (96.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue344.15°

Saturation (HSL)92.17%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 22 · B 5A

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