Colour

#F94A57

#F94A57
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F94A57 is a red with RGB values 249, 74, 87 and HSL 356°, 94%, 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#F94A57

RGBrgb(249, 74, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.2902, 0.3412

RGB percentages97.6%, 29%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(355.5, 93.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 70.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.3%, 65.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,337,495

CSS custom property--colour: #F94A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#06B5A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7356no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79852no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.7 Tomato · ΔE 17.3 Firebrick · ΔE 22.2 Salmon · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AF9EC

Analogous#F94AAE, #F9944A

Triadic#57F94A, #4A57F9

Split complementary#4AF994, #4AAEF9

Tetradic#AFF94A, #4AF9EC, #954AF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEDEE0

Lighter +20%#FCADB3

Lighter +10%#FB7B85

Darker −10%#F71929

Darker −20%#D60716

Darker −30%#A50511

Darker −40%#73040C

More saturated +25%#FF4452

Less saturated −25%#E2616B

Channel breakdown

R249

G74

B87

Red249 (97.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue355.54°

Saturation (HSL)93.58%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G 4A · B 57

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