Recognised as Colour

#FC0010

#FC0010
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0010 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 16 and HSL 356°, 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

#FC0010#FC0010

HEX#FC0010

RGBrgb(252, 0, 16)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.0627

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 6.3%

HSLhsl(356.2, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 93.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,088

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0010;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

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

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#03FFEF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 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 text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 4.8 Orange red · ΔE 14.2 Tomato · ΔE 28.6 Crimson · ΔE 30.7 Firebrick · ΔE 36.8 Coral · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 4.77, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCEC

Analogous#FC008E, #FC6E00

Triadic#10FC00, #0010FC

Split complementary#00FC6E, #008EFC

Tetradic#8EFC00, #00FCEC, #6E00FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9CC

Lighter +30%#FF969D

Lighter +20%#FF636D

Lighter +10%#FF303D

Darker −10%#C9000D

Darker −20%#96000A

Darker −30%#630006

Darker −40%#300003

More saturated +25%#FC0010

Less saturated −25%#DD202C

Channel breakdown

R252

B16

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue16 (6.3%)

Hue356.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 10

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