Colour

#F9005B

#F9005B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F9005B is a red with RGB values 249, 0, 91 and HSL 338°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#F9005B#F9005B

HEX#F9005B

RGBrgb(249, 0, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0, 0.3569

RGB percentages97.6%, 0%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(338.1, 100%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 100%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,318,555

CSS custom property--colour: #F9005B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#06FFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#62615Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 84.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8E55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5 Firebrick · ΔE 31.9 Tomato · ΔE 33.9 Brown · ΔE 35.5 Indian red · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00F99E

Analogous#F900D7, #F92100

Triadic#5BF900, #005BF9

Split complementary#00F921, #00D7F9

Tetradic#D8F900, #00F99E, #2200F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC6DB

Lighter +30%#FF93BA

Lighter +20%#FF609A

Lighter +10%#FF2D7A

Darker −10%#C60048

Darker −20%#930036

Darker −30%#600023

Darker −40%#2D0010

More saturated +25%#F9005B

Less saturated −25%#DA1F63

Channel breakdown

R249

B91

Red249 (97.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue338.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G 00 · B 5B

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Colour values

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