Colour

#FC003A

#FC003A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC003A is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 58 and HSL 346°, 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

#FC003A#FC003A

HEX#FC003A

RGBrgb(252, 0, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.2275

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(346.2, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 77%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,130

CSS custom property--colour: #FC003A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 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#03FFC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685F39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8F30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 14.7 Red · ΔE 24 Tomato · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 28.6 Orange red · ΔE 29 Brown · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCC2

Analogous#FC00B8, #FC4400

Triadic#3AFC00, #003AFC

Split complementary#00FC44, #00B8FC

Tetradic#B8FC00, #00FCC2, #4400FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9D5

Lighter +30%#FF96AE

Lighter +20%#FF6387

Lighter +10%#FF3060

Darker −10%#C9002E

Darker −20%#960023

Darker −30%#630017

Darker −40%#30000B

More saturated +25%#FC003A

Less saturated −25%#DD204B

Channel breakdown

R252

B58

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue346.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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