Recognised as Colour
#FA2D48
- #FA2D48
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FA2D48 is a red with RGB values 250, 45, 72 and HSL 352°, 95%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FA2D48#FA2D48
HEX#FA2D48
RGBrgb(250, 45, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.1765, 0.2824
RGB percentages98%, 17.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(352.1, 95.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 82%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 82%, 71.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,395,592
CSS custom property--colour: #FA2D48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#05D2B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DFADF
Analogous#FA2DAE, #FA792D
Triadic#48FA2D, #2D48FA
Split complementary#2DFA79, #2DAEFA
Tetradic#AEFA2D, #2DFADF, #792DFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G45
B72
Red250 (98%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue352.1°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 2D · B 48
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