Recognised as Colour
#FB5D48
- #FB5D48
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FB5D48 is a red with RGB values 251, 93, 72 and HSL 7°, 96%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FB5D48#FB5D48
HEX#FB5D48
RGBrgb(251, 93, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.3647, 0.2824
RGB percentages98.4%, 36.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(7, 95.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7, 71.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 71.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,473,416
CSS custom property--colour: #FB5D48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#04A2B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48E6FB
Analogous#FB488D, #FBB648
Triadic#48FB5D, #5D48FB
Split complementary#48FBB6, #488DFB
Tetradic#8DFB48, #48E6FB, #B748FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G93
B72
Red251 (98.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue7.04°
Saturation (HSL)95.72%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 5D · B 48
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page