Recognised as Colour
#F7280E
- #F7280E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#F7280E is a red with RGB values 247, 40, 14 and HSL 7°, 94%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#F7280E#F7280E
HEX#F7280E
RGBrgb(247, 40, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.1569, 0.0549
RGB percentages96.9%, 15.7%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(6.7, 93.6%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 94.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 83.8%, 94.3%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,197,646
CSS custom property--colour: #F7280E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#08D7F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0EDDF7
Analogous#F70E68, #F79D0E
Triadic#0EF728, #280EF7
Split complementary#0EF79D, #0E68F7
Tetradic#68F70E, #0EDDF7, #9D0EF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R247
G40
B14
Red247 (96.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue6.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.57%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G 28 · B 0E
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