Recognised as Colour
#FA2336
- #FA2336
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FA2336 is a red with RGB values 250, 35, 54 and HSL 355°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FA2336#FA2336
HEX#FA2336
RGBrgb(250, 35, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1373, 0.2118
RGB percentages98%, 13.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(354.7, 95.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 86%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 86%, 78.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,393,014
CSS custom property--colour: #FA2336;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#05DCC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23FAE7
Analogous#FA23A1, #FA7C23
Triadic#36FA23, #2336FA
Split complementary#23FA7C, #23A1FA
Tetradic#A1FA23, #23FAE7, #7C23FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G35
B54
Red250 (98%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue354.7°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 23 · B 36
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