Recognised as Colour
#FA000E
- #FA000E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#FA000E is a red with RGB values 250, 0, 14 and HSL 357°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#FA000E#FA000E
HEX#FA000E
RGBrgb(250, 0, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0, 0.0549
RGB percentages98%, 0%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(356.6, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 94.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,384,014
CSS custom property--colour: #FA000E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#05FFF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00FAEC
Analogous#FA008B, #FA6F00
Triadic#0EFA00, #000EFA
Split complementary#00FA6F, #008BFA
Tetradic#8BFA00, #00FAEC, #6F00FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G0
B14
Red250 (98%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue356.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 00 · B 0E
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