Recognised as Colour

#F6504E

#F6504E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#F6504E is a red with RGB values 246, 80, 78 and HSL 1°, 90%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#F6504E

RGBrgb(246, 80, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3137, 0.3059

RGB percentages96.5%, 31.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(0.7, 90.3%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.7, 68.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.5%, 68.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,142,414

CSS custom property--colour: #F6504E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#09AFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E744Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1F51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 11.3 Crimson · ΔE 14 Firebrick · ΔE 20.1 Salmon · ΔE 21.6 Coral · ΔE 22.4 Indian red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EF4F6

Analogous#F64EA0, #F6A44E

Triadic#4EF650, #504EF6

Split complementary#4EF6A4, #4EA0F6

Tetradic#A0F64E, #4EF4F6, #A44EF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDE0E0

Lighter +20%#FBB0AF

Lighter +10%#F8807F

Darker −10%#F4201D

Darker −20%#D30D0B

Darker −30%#A30A08

Darker −40%#720706

More saturated +25%#FF4745

Less saturated −25%#DF6765

Channel breakdown

R246

G80

B78

Red246 (96.5%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue0.71°

Saturation (HSL)90.32%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 50 · B 4E

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