Colour

#F8495F

#F8495F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F8495F is a red with RGB values 248, 73, 95 and HSL 352°, 93%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#F8495F

RGBrgb(248, 73, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.2863, 0.3725

RGB percentages97.3%, 28.6%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(352.5, 92.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 70.6%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 61.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,271,711

CSS custom property--colour: #F8495F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#07B6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79735Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5985Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Salmon · ΔE 23.9 Firebrick · ΔE 24 Brown · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49F8E2

Analogous#F849B7, #F88B49

Triadic#5FF849, #495FF8

Split complementary#49F88A, #49B7F8

Tetradic#B6F849, #49F8E2, #8A49F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEDCE1

Lighter +20%#FCABB5

Lighter +10%#FA7A8A

Darker −10%#F61834

Darker −20%#D30822

Darker −30%#A2061A

Darker −40%#710412

More saturated +25%#FF425A

Less saturated −25%#E06171

Channel breakdown

R248

G73

B95

Red248 (97.3%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue352.46°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G 49 · B 5F

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