Colour

#FC0059

#FC0059
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC0059 is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 89 and HSL 339°, 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

#FC0059#FC0059

HEX#FC0059

RGBrgb(252, 0, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.349

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(338.8, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,161

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#03FFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64625Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31.4 Firebrick · ΔE 31.7 Tomato · ΔE 32.8 Brown · ΔE 35.9 Indian red · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCA3

Analogous#FC00D7, #FC2500

Triadic#59FC00, #0059FC

Split complementary#00FC25, #00D7FC

Tetradic#D7FC00, #00FCA3, #2500FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9DC

Lighter +30%#FF96BB

Lighter +20%#FF639A

Lighter +10%#FF3079

Darker −10%#C90047

Darker −20%#960035

Darker −30%#630023

Darker −40%#300011

More saturated +25%#FC0059

Less saturated −25%#DD2062

Channel breakdown

R252

B89

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue338.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 59

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