Colour

#FA2600

#FA2600
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FA2600 is a red with RGB values 250, 38, 0 and HSL 9°, 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

#FA2600#FA2600

HEX#FA2600

RGBrgb(250, 38, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.149, 0

RGB percentages98%, 14.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(9.1, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 100%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 84.8%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,393,728

CSS custom property--colour: #FA2600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#05D9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 5.6 Orange red · ΔE 8.1 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Crimson · ΔE 34 Coral · ΔE 37.5 Firebrick · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00D4FA

Analogous#FA0057, #FAA300

Triadic#00FA26, #2600FA

Split complementary#00FAA3, #0057FA

Tetradic#57FA00, #00D4FA, #A300FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD0C7

Lighter +30%#FFA494

Lighter +20%#FF7961

Lighter +10%#FF4E2E

Darker −10%#C71E00

Darker −20%#941600

Darker −30%#610F00

Darker −40%#2E0700

More saturated +25%#FA2600

Less saturated −25%#DB3C1F

Channel breakdown

R250

G38

Red250 (98%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue9.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 26 · B 00

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