Recognised as Colour

#FA5172

#FA5172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FA5172 is a red with RGB values 250, 81, 114 and HSL 348°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FA5172#FA5172

HEX#FA5172

RGBrgb(250, 81, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3176, 0.4471

RGB percentages98%, 31.8%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(348.3, 94.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 67.6%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 54.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,404,850

CSS custom property--colour: #FA5172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#05AE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7972no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 22.3 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Salmon · ΔE 24.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4 Tomato · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51FAD9

Analogous#FA51C6, #FA8551

Triadic#72FA51, #5172FA

Split complementary#51FA84, #51C6FA

Tetradic#C6FA51, #51FAD9, #8551FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEE6EB

Lighter +20%#FDB4C2

Lighter +10%#FB839A

Darker −10%#F91F4A

Darker −20%#DF0631

Darker −30%#AD0526

Darker −40%#7B041B

More saturated +25%#FF4C6F

Less saturated −25%#E46780

Channel breakdown

R250

G81

B114

Red250 (98%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue348.28°

Saturation (HSL)94.41%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 51 · B 72

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