Recognised as Colour

#F9565E

#F9565E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#F9565E is a red with RGB values 249, 86, 94 and HSL 357°, 93%, 66%. 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

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HEX#F9565E

RGBrgb(249, 86, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.3373, 0.3686

RGB percentages97.6%, 33.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(357.1, 93.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 65.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 65.5%, 62.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,340,574

CSS custom property--colour: #F9565E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#06A9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81795Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Tomato · ΔE 17 Salmon · ΔE 18.9 Indian red · ΔE 20.4 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Light coral · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56F9F1

Analogous#F956AF, #F9A056

Triadic#5EF956, #565EF9

Split complementary#56F99F, #56B0F9

Tetradic#B0F956, #56F9F1, #A056F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEEAEB

Lighter +20%#FCB9BC

Lighter +10%#FB878D

Darker −10%#F7252F

Darker −20%#E10813

Darker −30%#B0060F

Darker −40%#7F040A

More saturated +25%#FF5059

Less saturated −25%#E36C72

Channel breakdown

R249

G86

B94

Red249 (97.6%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue357.06°

Saturation (HSL)93.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G 56 · B 5E

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