Recognised as Colour
#FA423A
- #FA423A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FA423A is a red with RGB values 250, 66, 58 and HSL 3°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FA423A#FA423A
HEX#FA423A
RGBrgb(250, 66, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2588, 0.2275
RGB percentages98%, 25.9%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(2.5, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 76.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,400,954
CSS custom property--colour: #FA423A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#05BDC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3AF2FA
Analogous#FA3A92, #FAA23A
Triadic#3AFA42, #423AFA
Split complementary#3AFAA2, #3A92FA
Tetradic#92FA3A, #3AF2FA, #A23AFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G66
B58
Red250 (98%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue2.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 42 · B 3A
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