Colour
#FB2A51
- #FB2A51
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FB2A51 is a red with RGB values 251, 42, 81 and HSL 349°, 96%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FB2A51#FB2A51
HEX#FB2A51
RGBrgb(251, 42, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.1647, 0.3176
RGB percentages98.4%, 16.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(348.8, 96.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 83.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 67.7%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,460,369
CSS custom property--colour: #FB2A51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#04D5AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AFBD4
Analogous#FB2AB9, #FB6C2A
Triadic#51FB2A, #2A51FB
Split complementary#2AFB6C, #2AB9FB
Tetradic#B9FB2A, #2AFBD4, #6C2AFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G42
B81
Red251 (98.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue348.8°
Saturation (HSL)96.31%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 2A · B 51
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