Colour

#FC005E

#FC005E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC005E is a red with RGB values 252, 0, 94 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

#FC005E#FC005E

HEX#FC005E

RGBrgb(252, 0, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0, 0.3686

RGB percentages98.8%, 0%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(337.6, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 62.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,166

CSS custom property--colour: #FC005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#03FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63625Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9058no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.5 Firebrick · ΔE 33.2 Tomato · ΔE 34.9 Brown · ΔE 36.7 Indian red · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00FC9E

Analogous#FC00DC, #FC2000

Triadic#5EFC00, #005EFC

Split complementary#00FC20, #00DCFC

Tetradic#DCFC00, #00FC9E, #2000FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9DD

Lighter +30%#FF96BD

Lighter +20%#FF639D

Lighter +10%#FF307D

Darker −10%#C9004B

Darker −20%#960038

Darker −30%#630025

Darker −40%#300012

More saturated +25%#FC005E

Less saturated −25%#DD2066

Channel breakdown

R252

B94

Red252 (98.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue337.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 00 · B 5E

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