Recognised as Colour

#F8595E

#F8595E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#F8595E is a red with RGB values 248, 89, 94 and HSL 358°, 92%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#F8595E

RGBrgb(248, 89, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.349, 0.3686

RGB percentages97.3%, 34.9%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(358.1, 91.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 64.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 64.1%, 62.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,275,806

CSS custom property--colour: #F8595E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#07A6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9D5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF355Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 16.3 Crimson · ΔE 16.5 Salmon · ΔE 17.4 Indian red · ΔE 19.3 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59F8F3

Analogous#F859AD, #F8A359

Triadic#5EF859, #595EF8

Split complementary#59F8A3, #59ADF8

Tetradic#AEF859, #59F8F3, #A459F8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEECEC

Lighter +20%#FCBBBD

Lighter +10%#FA8A8D

Darker −10%#F6282F

Darker −20%#E10A10

Darker −30%#B1070D

Darker −40%#800509

More saturated +25%#FF5257

Less saturated −25%#E26F72

Channel breakdown

R248

G89

B94

Red248 (97.3%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue358.11°

Saturation (HSL)91.91%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G 59 · B 5E

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