Recognised as Colour

#FA0541

#FA0541
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FA0541 is a red with RGB values 250, 5, 65 and HSL 345°, 96%, 50%. 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

#FA0541#FA0541

HEX#FA0541

RGBrgb(250, 5, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.0196, 0.2549

RGB percentages98%, 2%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(345.3, 96.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.3, 98%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 98%, 74%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,385,345

CSS custom property--colour: #FA0541;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#05FABE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676040no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8E38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.7 Tomato · ΔE 25 Firebrick · ΔE 27.4 Red · ΔE 28.4 Orange red · ΔE 32.7 Brown · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05FABE

Analogous#FA05BC, #FA4305

Triadic#41FA05, #0541FA

Split complementary#05FA43, #05BCFA

Tetradic#BCFA05, #05FABE, #4305FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FECDD9

Lighter +30%#FD9BB3

Lighter +20%#FC698D

Lighter +10%#FB3767

Darker −10%#C80434

Darker −20%#960327

Darker −30%#64021A

Darker −40%#32010D

More saturated +25%#FF003E

Less saturated −25%#DA2551

Channel breakdown

R250

B65

Red250 (98%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue345.31°

Saturation (HSL)96.08%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 05 · B 41

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