Recognised as Colour

#FA1206

#FA1206
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FA1206 is a red with RGB values 250, 18, 6 and HSL 3°, 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 Red.

Colour values

#FA1206#FA1206

HEX#FA1206

RGBrgb(250, 18, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.0706, 0.0235

RGB percentages98%, 7.1%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(3, 96.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3, 97.6%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 92.8%, 97.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,388,614

CSS custom property--colour: #FA1206;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

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

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#05EDF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D5F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18E00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 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 text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 3.5 Orange red · ΔE 11.7 Tomato · ΔE 28.6 Crimson · ΔE 32.5 Firebrick · ΔE 37.3 Coral · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 3.49, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06EEFA

Analogous#FA0674, #FA8C06

Triadic#06FA12, #1206FA

Split complementary#06FA8C, #0674FA

Tetradic#74FA06, #06EEFA, #8C06FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FED0CE

Lighter +30%#FDA19C

Lighter +20%#FC716A

Lighter +10%#FB4238

Darker −10%#C90E04

Darker −20%#970A03

Darker −30%#650702

Darker −40%#330301

More saturated +25%#FF0D01

Less saturated −25%#DA2F26

Channel breakdown

R250

G18

Red250 (98%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue2.95°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 12 · B 06

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