Recognised as Colour

#FA191D

#FA191D
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Nearest: Red

#FA191D is a red with RGB values 250, 25, 29 and HSL 359°, 96%, 54%. 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

#FA191D#FA191D

HEX#FA191D

RGBrgb(250, 25, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.098, 0.1137

RGB percentages98%, 9.8%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(358.9, 95.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 90%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 90%, 88.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,390,429

CSS custom property--colour: #FA191D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#05E6E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6117no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F03no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 9.9 Orange red · ΔE 15.1 Tomato · ΔE 24 Crimson · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3 Coral · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19FAF6

Analogous#FA198D, #FA8619

Triadic#1DFA19, #191DFA

Split complementary#19FA85, #198DFA

Tetradic#8DFA19, #19FAF6, #8619FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEE1E1

Lighter +30%#FDAFB0

Lighter +20%#FC7D7F

Lighter +10%#FB4B4E

Darker −10%#DB0509

Darker −20%#A90407

Darker −30%#770305

Darker −40%#450203

More saturated +25%#FF1418

Less saturated −25%#DD3639

Channel breakdown

R250

G25

B29

Red250 (98%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue358.93°

Saturation (HSL)95.74%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 19 · B 1D

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