Colour

#FC0016

#FC0016
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0016 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 22 and HSL 355°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC0016#FC0016

HEX#FC0016

RGBrgb(252, 0, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.0863

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(354.8, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.8, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 91.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,094

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 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#03FFE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 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 6.7 Orange red · ΔE 15.3 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Crimson · ΔE 28.8 Firebrick · ΔE 35.6 Coral · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCE6

Analogous#FC0094, #FC6800

Triadic#16FC00, #0016FC

Split complementary#00FC68, #0094FC

Tetradic#94FC00, #00FCE6, #6800FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9CE

Lighter +30%#FF969F

Lighter +20%#FF6371

Lighter +10%#FF3042

Darker −10%#C90012

Darker −20%#96000D

Darker −30%#630009

Darker −40%#300004

More saturated +25%#FC0016

Less saturated −25%#DD2030

Channel breakdown

R252

B22

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue354.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 16

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