Recognised as Colour
#FB251E
- #FB251E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#FB251E is a red with RGB values 251, 37, 30 and HSL 2°, 97%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#FB251E#FB251E
HEX#FB251E
RGBrgb(251, 37, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.1451, 0.1176
RGB percentages98.4%, 14.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(1.9, 96.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 88%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 88%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,459,038
CSS custom property--colour: #FB251E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#04DAE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1EF4FB
Analogous#FB1E86, #FB931E
Triadic#1EFB25, #251EFB
Split complementary#1EFB94, #1E86FB
Tetradic#85FB1E, #1EF4FB, #931EFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G37
B30
Red251 (98.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue1.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.51%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 25 · B 1E
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