Recognised as Colour
#F8555E
- #F8555E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#F8555E is a red with RGB values 248, 85, 94 and HSL 357°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#F8555E#F8555E
HEX#F8555E
RGBrgb(248, 85, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.3333, 0.3686
RGB percentages97.3%, 33.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(356.7, 92.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 65.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 62.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,274,782
CSS custom property--colour: #F8555E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#07AAA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55F8EF
Analogous#F855AF, #F89E55
Triadic#5EF855, #555EF8
Split complementary#55F89D, #55AFF8
Tetradic#B0F855, #55F8EF, #9E55F8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G85
B94
Red248 (97.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue356.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.09%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G 55 · B 5E
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