Colour

#FC0006

#FC0006
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0006 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 6 and HSL 359°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC0006#FC0006

HEX#FC0006

RGBrgb(252, 0, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.0235

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(358.6, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 97.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,078

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#03FFF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 2.3 Orange red · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 30.1 Crimson · ΔE 33.1 Firebrick · ΔE 38.6 Coral · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 2.3, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCF6

Analogous#FC0084, #FC7800

Triadic#06FC00, #0006FC

Split complementary#00FC78, #0084FC

Tetradic#84FC00, #00FCF6, #7800FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9CA

Lighter +30%#FF9698

Lighter +20%#FF6367

Lighter +10%#FF3035

Darker −10%#C90005

Darker −20%#960004

Darker −30%#630002

Darker −40%#300001

More saturated +25%#FC0006

Less saturated −25%#DD2024

Channel breakdown

R252

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue358.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 06

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