Recognised as Colour

#FC232E

#FC232E
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Nearest: Red

#FC232E is a red with RGB values 252, 35, 46 and HSL 357°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC232E#FC232E

HEX#FC232E

RGBrgb(252, 35, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1373, 0.1804

RGB percentages98.8%, 13.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(357, 97.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 86.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 86.1%, 81.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,524,078

CSS custom property--colour: #FC232E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#03DCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F642Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39122no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.4 Orange red · ΔE 20.3 Tomato · ΔE 20.6 Firebrick · ΔE 28.5 Coral · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23FCF1

Analogous#FC239B, #FC8523

Triadic#2EFC23, #232EFC

Split complementary#23FC85, #239BFC

Tetradic#9AFC23, #23FCF1, #8423FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFECED

Lighter +30%#FEBABD

Lighter +20%#FD888E

Lighter +10%#FD555E

Darker −10%#E9030F

Darker −20%#B7020C

Darker −30%#840208

Darker −40%#520105

More saturated +25%#FF202B

Less saturated −25%#E03F47

Channel breakdown

R252

G35

B46

Red252 (98.8%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue356.96°

Saturation (HSL)97.31%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 23 · B 2E

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