Recognised as Colour
#F73E45
- #F73E45
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F73E45 is a red with RGB values 247, 62, 69 and HSL 358°, 92%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F73E45#F73E45
HEX#F73E45
RGBrgb(247, 62, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.2431, 0.2706
RGB percentages96.9%, 24.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(357.7, 92%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 74.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK0%, 74.9%, 72.1%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,203,333
CSS custom property--colour: #F73E45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#08C1BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EF7F0
Analogous#F73EA1, #F7943E
Triadic#45F73E, #3E45F7
Split complementary#3EF794, #3EA1F7
Tetradic#A1F73E, #3EF7F0, #943EF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R247
G62
B69
Red247 (96.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue357.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.04%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F7 · G 3E · B 45
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