Recognised as Colour
#FA0A28
- #FA0A28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#FA0A28 is a red with RGB values 250, 10, 40 and HSL 353°, 96%, 51%. 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
#FA0A28#FA0A28
HEX#FA0A28
RGBrgb(250, 10, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.0392, 0.1569
RGB percentages98%, 3.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(352.5, 96%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 96%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 84%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,386,600
CSS custom property--colour: #FA0A28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#05F5D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AFADC
Analogous#FA0AA0, #FA640A
Triadic#28FA0A, #0A28FA
Split complementary#0AFA64, #0AA0FA
Tetradic#A0FA0A, #0AFADC, #640AFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G10
B40
Red250 (98%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 0A · B 28
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