Recognised as Colour

#FC0456

#FC0456
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC0456 is a red with RGB values 252, 4, 86 and HSL 340°, 98%, 50%. 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

#FC0456#FC0456

HEX#FC0456

RGBrgb(252, 4, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.0157, 0.3373

RGB percentages98.8%, 1.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(340.2, 97.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 98.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 98.4%, 65.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,516,182

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 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#3F3F3F

Inverted#03FBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656256no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D904Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 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 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.8 Tomato · ΔE 31.3 Deep pink · ΔE 33.3 Brown · ΔE 35.4 Indian red · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#04FCAA

Analogous#FC04D2, #FC2E04

Triadic#56FC04, #0456FC

Split complementary#04FC2E, #04D2FC

Tetradic#D2FC04, #04FCAA, #2E04FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FECEDE

Lighter +30%#FE9BBC

Lighter +20%#FD699A

Lighter +10%#FD3678

Darker −10%#CB0245

Darker −20%#980234

Darker −30%#660122

Darker −40%#330111

More saturated +25%#FF0155

Less saturated −25%#DC2461

Channel breakdown

R252

B86

Red252 (98.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue340.16°

Saturation (HSL)97.64%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 04 · B 56

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