Colour
#FA4A35
- #FA4A35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FA4A35 is a red with RGB values 250, 74, 53 and HSL 6°, 95%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FA4A35#FA4A35
HEX#FA4A35
RGBrgb(250, 74, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2902, 0.2078
RGB percentages98%, 29%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(6.4, 95.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 78.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 78.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,402,997
CSS custom property--colour: #FA4A35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#05B5CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35E5FA
Analogous#FA3582, #FAAD35
Triadic#35FA4A, #4A35FA
Split complementary#35FAAD, #3582FA
Tetradic#82FA35, #35E5FA, #AD35FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G74
B53
Red250 (98%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue6.4°
Saturation (HSL)95.17%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 4A · B 35
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