Colour

#FB0042

#FB0042
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FB0042 is a red with RGB values 251, 0, 66 and HSL 344°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FB0042#FB0042

HEX#FB0042

RGBrgb(251, 0, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0, 0.2588

RGB percentages98.4%, 0%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(344.2, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 73.7%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,449,602

CSS custom property--colour: #FB0042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#04FFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8F39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.1 Tomato · ΔE 25.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28 Red · ΔE 28.8 Orange red · ΔE 33.3 Brown · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FBB9

Analogous#FB00BF, #FB3B00

Triadic#42FB00, #0042FB

Split complementary#00FB3B, #00BFFB

Tetradic#C0FB00, #00FBB9, #3C00FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC8D6

Lighter +30%#FF95B1

Lighter +20%#FF628B

Lighter +10%#FF2F66

Darker −10%#C80035

Darker −20%#950027

Darker −30%#62001A

Darker −40%#2F000C

More saturated +25%#FB0042

Less saturated −25%#DC1F51

Channel breakdown

R251

B66

Red251 (98.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue344.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 00 · B 42

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