Recognised as Colour

#FB2D40

#FB2D40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FB2D40 is a red with RGB values 251, 45, 64 and HSL 354°, 96%, 58%. 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

#FB2D40#FB2D40

HEX#FB2D40

RGBrgb(251, 45, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.1765, 0.251

RGB percentages98.4%, 17.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(354.5, 96.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 82.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 82.1%, 74.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,461,120

CSS custom property--colour: #FB2D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 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#5A5A5A

Inverted#04D2BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71673Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

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

Crimson · ΔE 11.9 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Firebrick · ΔE 24.7 Red · ΔE 26.1 Orange red · ΔE 28.1 Coral · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DFBE8

Analogous#FB2DA7, #FB812D

Triadic#40FB2D, #2D40FB

Split complementary#2DFB81, #2DA7FB

Tetradic#A7FB2D, #2DFBE8, #812DFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5F6

Lighter +30%#FEC3C9

Lighter +20%#FD919B

Lighter +10%#FC5F6E

Darker −10%#F0051A

Darker −20%#BE0415

Darker −30%#8C030F

Darker −40%#5A020A

More saturated +25%#FF293D

Less saturated −25%#E04856

Channel breakdown

R251

G45

B64

Red251 (98.4%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue354.47°

Saturation (HSL)96.26%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 2D · B 40

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