Recognised as Colour

#FC072E

#FC072E
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Nearest: Red

#FC072E is a red with RGB values 252, 7, 46 and HSL 350°, 98%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC072E#FC072E

HEX#FC072E

RGBrgb(252, 7, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.0275, 0.1804

RGB percentages98.8%, 2.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(350.4, 97.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 97.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 97.2%, 81.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,516,910

CSS custom property--colour: #FC072E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#03F8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A602Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Deuteranopia#A08F21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 17.4 Crimson · ΔE 19.3 Orange red · ΔE 22.9 Tomato · ΔE 23.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.9 Coral · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07FCD5

Analogous#FC07A8, #FC5B07

Triadic#2EFC07, #072EFC

Split complementary#07FC5B, #07A8FC

Tetradic#A8FC07, #07FCD5, #5B07FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FED1D8

Lighter +30%#FE9EAD

Lighter +20%#FD6C83

Lighter +10%#FD3958

Darker −10%#CE0223

Darker −20%#9B021A

Darker −30%#690112

Darker −40%#360109

More saturated +25%#FF042C

Less saturated −25%#DD2643

Channel breakdown

R252

B46

Red252 (98.8%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue350.45°

Saturation (HSL)97.61%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 07 · B 2E

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