Recognised as Colour

#FC0A2D

#FC0A2D
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Nearest: Red

#FC0A2D is a red with RGB values 252, 10, 45 and HSL 351°, 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

#FC0A2D#FC0A2D

HEX#FC0A2D

RGBrgb(252, 10, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.0392, 0.1765

RGB percentages98.8%, 3.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(351.3, 97.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 96%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 82.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,517,677

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0A2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21102WCAG 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 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#03F5D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B602Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.7 Orange red · ΔE 22.3 Tomato · ΔE 23.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30 Coral · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0AFCD9

Analogous#FC0AA6, #FC600A

Triadic#2DFC0A, #0A2DFC

Split complementary#0AFC60, #0AA6FC

Tetradic#A6FC0A, #0AFCD9, #600AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FED4DA

Lighter +30%#FEA1AF

Lighter +20%#FD6F83

Lighter +10%#FD3C58

Darker −10%#D00320

Darker −20%#9E0219

Darker −30%#6C0111

Darker −40%#390109

More saturated +25%#FF072B

Less saturated −25%#DD2943

Channel breakdown

R252

G10

B45

Red252 (98.8%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue351.32°

Saturation (HSL)97.58%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 0A · B 2D

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