Colour

#FA2B2A

#FA2B2A
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Nearest: Red

#FA2B2A is a red with RGB values 250, 43, 42 and HSL 0°, 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 Red.

Colour values

#FA2B2A#FA2B2A

HEX#FA2B2A

RGBrgb(250, 43, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1686, 0.1647

RGB percentages98%, 16.9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(0.3, 95.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 83.2%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 82.8%, 83.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,395,050

CSS custom property--colour: #FA2B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

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

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#05D4D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716526no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3911Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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 text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.6 Orange red · ΔE 17.6 Tomato · ΔE 19.1 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 28.1 Coral · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AF9FA

Analogous#FA2A91, #FA932A

Triadic#2AFA2B, #2B2AFA

Split complementary#2AFA93, #2A91FA

Tetradic#91FA2A, #2AF9FA, #932AFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF1F1

Lighter +30%#FEC0BF

Lighter +20%#FC8E8E

Lighter +10%#FB5D5C

Darker −10%#EB0706

Darker −20%#BA0504

Darker −30%#880403

Darker −40%#560202

More saturated +25%#FF2625

Less saturated −25%#DF4645

Channel breakdown

R250

G43

B42

Red250 (98%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue0.29°

Saturation (HSL)95.41%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 2B · B 2A

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