Colour

#FC2250

#FC2250
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC2250 is a red with RGB values 252, 34, 80 and HSL 347°, 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

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HEX#FC2250

RGBrgb(252, 34, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1333, 0.3137

RGB percentages98.8%, 13.3%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(347.3, 97.3%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 86.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 86.5%, 68.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,523,856

CSS custom property--colour: #FC2250;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#03DDAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6650no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09249no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.1 Tomato · ΔE 25.5 Firebrick · ΔE 27.1 Brown · ΔE 32.7 Indian red · ΔE 34.3 Salmon · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FCCE

Analogous#FC22BD, #FC6122

Triadic#50FC22, #2250FC

Split complementary#22FC61, #22BDFC

Tetradic#BDFC22, #22FCCE, #6122FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEBEF

Lighter +30%#FEB9C8

Lighter +20%#FD87A0

Lighter +10%#FD5478

Darker −10%#E80333

Darker −20%#B60228

Darker −30%#83021D

Darker −40%#510112

More saturated +25%#FF1F4E

Less saturated −25%#E03E60

Channel breakdown

R252

G34

B80

Red252 (98.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue347.34°

Saturation (HSL)97.32%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 22 · B 50

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Colour values

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