Recognised as Colour
#FB2D38
- #FB2D38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FB2D38 is a red with RGB values 251, 45, 56 and HSL 357°, 96%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FB2D38#FB2D38
HEX#FB2D38
RGBrgb(251, 45, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.1765, 0.2196
RGB percentages98.4%, 17.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(356.8, 96.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 82.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 77.7%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,461,112
CSS custom property--colour: #FB2D38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#04D2C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DFBF0
Analogous#FB2D9F, #FB892D
Triadic#38FB2D, #2D38FB
Split complementary#2DFB89, #2D9FFB
Tetradic#9FFB2D, #2DFBF0, #892DFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G45
B56
Red251 (98.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue356.8°
Saturation (HSL)96.26%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 2D · B 38
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