Colour

#FC0E00

#FC0E00
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Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0E00 is a red with RGB values 252, 14, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 49%. 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

#FC0E00#FC0E00

HEX#FC0E00

RGBrgb(252, 14, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.0549, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 5.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(3.3, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 94.4%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,518,656

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#03F1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D5F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A28F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 1.8 Orange red · ΔE 11.8 Tomato · ΔE 30.3 Crimson · ΔE 34.5 Firebrick · ΔE 39.3 Coral · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 1.8, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EEFC

Analogous#FC0070, #FC8C00

Triadic#00FC0E, #0E00FC

Split complementary#00FC8C, #0070FC

Tetradic#70FC00, #00EEFC, #8C00FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCCC9

Lighter +30%#FF9C96

Lighter +20%#FF6C63

Lighter +10%#FF3B30

Darker −10%#C90B00

Darker −20%#960800

Darker −30%#630500

Darker −40%#300300

More saturated +25%#FC0E00

Less saturated −25%#DD2A20

Channel breakdown

R252

G14

Red252 (98.8%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue3.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 0E · B 00

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