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Recognised as Colour

#FA296D

  • #FA296D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FA296D is a red with RGB values 250, 41, 109 and HSL 340°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FA296D#FA296D
HEX#FA296D
RGBrgb(250, 41, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1608, 0.4275
RGB percentages98%, 16.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(340.5, 95.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 83.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 56.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,394,605
CSS custom property--colour: #FA296D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#05D692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68696Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9368no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.7Deep pink · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 31.2Medium violet red · ΔE 33.1Indian red · ΔE 33.2Firebrick · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29FAB6
Analogous#FA29D5, #FA4E29
Triadic#6DFA29, #296DFA
Split complementary#29FA4E, #29D5FA
Tetradic#D5FA29, #29FAB6, #4E29FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF0F5
Lighter +30%#FDBFD3
Lighter +20%#FC8DB1
Lighter +10%#FB5B8F
Darker −10%#EB0550
Darker −20%#B9043F
Darker −30%#87032E
Darker −40%#55021D
More saturated +25%#FF246B
Less saturated −25%#DF4477

Channel breakdown

R250
G41
B109
Red250 (98%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue340.48°
Saturation (HSL)95.43%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 29 · B 6D

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