Colour

#FB1235

#FB1235
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FB1235 is a red with RGB values 251, 18, 53 and HSL 351°, 97%, 53%. 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

#FB1235#FB1235

HEX#FB1235

RGBrgb(251, 18, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.0706, 0.2078

RGB percentages98.4%, 7.1%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(351, 96.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351, 92.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 92.8%, 78.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,454,197

CSS custom property--colour: #FB1235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#04EDCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6133no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 84.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A08F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.9 Red · ΔE 21.1 Tomato · ΔE 22.6 Orange red · ΔE 25.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28 Coral · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12FBD8

Analogous#FB12AA, #FB6312

Triadic#35FB12, #1235FB

Split complementary#12FB63, #12AAFB

Tetradic#AAFB12, #12FBD8, #6312FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEDBE0

Lighter +30%#FEA8B5

Lighter +20%#FD768A

Lighter +10%#FC4460

Darker −10%#D60423

Darker −20%#A4031B

Darker −30%#720213

Darker −40%#40010B

More saturated +25%#FF0E32

Less saturated −25%#DD304A

Channel breakdown

R251

G18

B53

Red251 (98.4%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue350.99°

Saturation (HSL)96.68%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 12 · B 35

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