Colour

#FC224D

#FC224D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC224D is a red with RGB values 252, 34, 77 and HSL 348°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FC224D#FC224D

HEX#FC224D

RGBrgb(252, 34, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1333, 0.302

RGB percentages98.8%, 13.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(348.2, 97.3%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 86.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 86.5%, 69.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,523,853

CSS custom property--colour: #FC224D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#03DDB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C654Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19246no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.9 Tomato · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 32.7 Red · ΔE 33.4 Indian red · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FCD1

Analogous#FC22BA, #FC6422

Triadic#4DFC22, #224DFC

Split complementary#22FC64, #22BAFC

Tetradic#BAFC22, #22FCD1, #6422FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEBEF

Lighter +30%#FEB9C7

Lighter +20%#FD879E

Lighter +10%#FD5476

Darker −10%#E80330

Darker −20%#B60226

Darker −30%#83021B

Darker −40%#510111

More saturated +25%#FF1F4B

Less saturated −25%#E03E5E

Channel breakdown

R252

G34

B77

Red252 (98.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue348.17°

Saturation (HSL)97.32%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 22 · B 4D

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Colour values

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