Colour

#FC0019

#FC0019
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0019 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 25 and HSL 354°, 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

#FC0019#FC0019

HEX#FC0019

RGBrgb(252, 0, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.098

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(354, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 90.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,097

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0019;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 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#03FFE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 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 7.9 Orange red · ΔE 16 Tomato · ΔE 27 Crimson · ΔE 27.8 Firebrick · ΔE 34.9 Coral · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCE3

Analogous#FC0097, #FC6500

Triadic#19FC00, #0019FC

Split complementary#00FC65, #0097FC

Tetradic#97FC00, #00FCE3, #6500FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9CE

Lighter +30%#FF96A0

Lighter +20%#FF6372

Lighter +10%#FF3045

Darker −10%#C90014

Darker −20%#96000F

Darker −30%#63000A

Darker −40%#300005

More saturated +25%#FC0019

Less saturated −25%#DD2032

Channel breakdown

R252

B25

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue354.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 19

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