Recognised as Colour

#FC262E

#FC262E
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Nearest: Red

#FC262E is a red with RGB values 252, 38, 46 and HSL 358°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC262E#FC262E

HEX#FC262E

RGBrgb(252, 38, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.149, 0.1804

RGB percentages98.8%, 14.9%, 18%

HSLhsl(357.8, 97.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 84.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.9%, 81.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,524,846

CSS custom property--colour: #FC262E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#03D9D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70652Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39222no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.5 Orange red · ΔE 19.8 Tomato · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Coral · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26FCF4

Analogous#FC2699, #FC8926

Triadic#2EFC26, #262EFC

Split complementary#26FC89, #2699FC

Tetradic#99FC26, #26FCF4, #8926FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFF0

Lighter +30%#FEBDBF

Lighter +20%#FD8B8F

Lighter +10%#FD585E

Darker −10%#EC030C

Darker −20%#B90309

Darker −30%#870207

Darker −40%#550104

More saturated +25%#FF232B

Less saturated −25%#E14247

Channel breakdown

R252

G38

B46

Red252 (98.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue357.76°

Saturation (HSL)97.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 26 · B 2E

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