Recognised as Colour
#FA442D
- #FA442D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FA442D is a red with RGB values 250, 68, 45 and HSL 7°, 95%, 58%. 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
#FA442D#FA442D
HEX#FA442D
RGBrgb(250, 68, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2667, 0.1765
RGB percentages98%, 26.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(6.7, 95.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 82%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 82%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,401,453
CSS custom property--colour: #FA442D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24648WCAG 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 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#05BBD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DE3FA
Analogous#FA2D7C, #FAAB2D
Triadic#2DFA44, #442DFA
Split complementary#2DFAAB, #2D7CFA
Tetradic#7CFA2D, #2DE3FA, #AB2DFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G68
B45
Red250 (98%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue6.73°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 44 · B 2D
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