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Recognised as Colour

#FA3A4E

  • #FA3A4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FA3A4E is a red with RGB values 250, 58, 78 and HSL 354°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FA3A4E#FA3A4E
HEX#FA3A4E
RGBrgb(250, 58, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2275, 0.3059
RGB percentages98%, 22.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(353.8, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 68.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,398,926
CSS custom property--colour: #FA3A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#05C5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#746C4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3AFAE6
Analogous#FA3AAE, #FA863A
Triadic#4EFA3A, #3A4EFA
Split complementary#3AFA86, #3AAEFA
Tetradic#AEFA3A, #3AFAE6, #863AFA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FECFD4
Lighter +20%#FD9DA7
Lighter +10%#FB6C7B
Darker −10%#F90821
Darker −20%#C90519
Darker −30%#970413
Darker −40%#65030D
More saturated +25%#FF354A
Less saturated −25%#E15362

Channel breakdown

R250
G58
B78
Red250 (98%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue353.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 3A · B 4E

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