Recognised as Colour
#F70E2F
- #F70E2F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F70E2F is a red with RGB values 247, 14, 47 and HSL 352°, 94%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F70E2F#F70E2F
HEX#F70E2F
RGBrgb(247, 14, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.0549, 0.1843
RGB percentages96.9%, 5.5%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(351.5, 93.6%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 94.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 94.3%, 81%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,191,023
CSS custom property--colour: #F70E2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#08F1D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0EF7D6
Analogous#F70EA4, #F7610E
Triadic#2FF70E, #0E2FF7
Split complementary#0EF761, #0EA4F7
Tetradic#A4F70E, #0EF7D6, #610EF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R247
G14
B47
Red247 (96.9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue351.5°
Saturation (HSL)93.57%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G 0E · B 2F
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