Colour

#FC0051

#FC0051
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC0051 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 81 and HSL 341°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FC0051#FC0051

HEX#FC0051

RGBrgb(252, 0, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.3176

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(340.7, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.7, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 67.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,153

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0051;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#03FFAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656151no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8F4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.5 Tomato · ΔE 29.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.9 Brown · ΔE 35.2 Deep pink · ΔE 36.1 Red · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCAB

Analogous#FC00CF, #FC2D00

Triadic#51FC00, #0051FC

Split complementary#00FC2D, #00CFFC

Tetradic#CFFC00, #00FCAB, #2D00FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9DA

Lighter +30%#FF96B8

Lighter +20%#FF6395

Lighter +10%#FF3073

Darker −10%#C90041

Darker −20%#960030

Darker −30%#630020

Darker −40%#30000F

More saturated +25%#FC0051

Less saturated −25%#DD205C

Channel breakdown

R252

B81

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue340.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 51

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