Recognised as Colour
#FA402B
- #FA402B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FA402B is a red with RGB values 250, 64, 43 and HSL 6°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FA402B#FA402B
HEX#FA402B
RGBrgb(250, 64, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.251, 0.1686
RGB percentages98%, 25.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(6.1, 95.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 82.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 82.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,400,427
CSS custom property--colour: #FA402B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#05BFD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BE5FA
Analogous#FA2B7E, #FAA72B
Triadic#2BFA40, #402BFA
Split complementary#2BFAA7, #2B7EFA
Tetradic#7EFA2B, #2BE5FA, #A72BFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G64
B43
Red250 (98%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue6.09°
Saturation (HSL)95.39%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 40 · B 2B
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