Colour

#FC0038

#FC0038
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC0038 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 56 and HSL 347°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#FC0038#FC0038

HEX#FC0038

RGBrgb(252, 0, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.2196

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 22%

HSLhsl(346.7, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 77.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,128

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0038;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#03FFC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Red · ΔE 22.9 Tomato · ΔE 24.3 Orange red · ΔE 28 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7 Brown · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCC4

Analogous#FC00B6, #FC4600

Triadic#38FC00, #0038FC

Split complementary#00FC46, #00B6FC

Tetradic#B6FC00, #00FCC4, #4600FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9D5

Lighter +30%#FF96AD

Lighter +20%#FF6386

Lighter +10%#FF305E

Darker −10%#C9002D

Darker −20%#960021

Darker −30%#630016

Darker −40%#30000B

More saturated +25%#FC0038

Less saturated −25%#DD2049

Channel breakdown

R252

B56

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 38

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