Recognised as Colour

#FC005C

#FC005C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC005C is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 92 and HSL 338°, 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

#FC005C#FC005C

HEX#FC005C

RGBrgb(252, 0, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.3608

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(338.1, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,164

CSS custom property--colour: #FC005C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1

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

Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#03FFA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64625Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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 text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.9 Deep pink · ΔE 29.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.6 Tomato · ΔE 34 Brown · ΔE 36.4 Indian red · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FCA0

Analogous#FC00DA, #FC2200

Triadic#5CFC00, #005CFC

Split complementary#00FC22, #00DAFC

Tetradic#DAFC00, #00FCA0, #2200FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9DD

Lighter +30%#FF96BC

Lighter +20%#FF639C

Lighter +10%#FF307C

Darker −10%#C90049

Darker −20%#960037

Darker −30%#630024

Darker −40%#300012

More saturated +25%#FC005C

Less saturated −25%#DD2065

Channel breakdown

R252

B92

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue338.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 5C

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