Recognised as Colour

#FA2300

#FA2300
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FA2300 is a red with RGB values 250, 35, 0 and HSL 8°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FA2300#FA2300

HEX#FA2300

RGBrgb(250, 35, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1373, 0

RGB percentages98%, 13.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(8.4, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 100%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,392,960

CSS custom property--colour: #FA2300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#05DCFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 5 Orange red · ΔE 8.7 Tomato · ΔE 28 Crimson · ΔE 34 Firebrick · ΔE 37.7 Coral · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D7FA

Analogous#FA005A, #FAA000

Triadic#00FA23, #2300FA

Split complementary#00FAA0, #005AFA

Tetradic#5AFA00, #00D7FA, #A000FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCFC7

Lighter +30%#FFA394

Lighter +20%#FF7761

Lighter +10%#FF4B2E

Darker −10%#C71C00

Darker −20%#941500

Darker −30%#610E00

Darker −40%#2E0600

More saturated +25%#FA2300

Less saturated −25%#DB391F

Channel breakdown

R250

G35

Red250 (98%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue8.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 23 · B 00

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