Colour

#FA2747

#FA2747
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FA2747 is a red with RGB values 250, 39, 71 and HSL 351°, 95%, 57%. 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

#FA2747#FA2747

HEX#FA2747

RGBrgb(250, 39, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1529, 0.2784

RGB percentages98%, 15.3%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(350.9, 95.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 84.4%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 84.4%, 71.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,394,055

CSS custom property--colour: #FA2747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#05D8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6646no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19140no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Firebrick · ΔE 25 Red · ΔE 30.4 Brown · ΔE 31.7 Orange red · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27FADA

Analogous#FA27B1, #FA7027

Triadic#47FA27, #2747FA

Split complementary#27FA70, #27B1FA

Tetradic#B1FA27, #27FADA, #7027FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEEF1

Lighter +30%#FDBDC6

Lighter +20%#FC8B9C

Lighter +10%#FB5971

Darker −10%#E90528

Darker −20%#B7041F

Darker −30%#850317

Darker −40%#53020E

More saturated +25%#FF2244

Less saturated −25%#DE435A

Channel breakdown

R250

G39

B71

Red250 (98%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue350.9°

Saturation (HSL)95.48%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 27 · B 47

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