Colour

#FC2651

#FC2651
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC2651 is a red with RGB values 252, 38, 81 and HSL 348°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#FC2651#FC2651

HEX#FC2651

RGBrgb(252, 38, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.149, 0.3176

RGB percentages98.8%, 14.9%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(347.9, 97.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 84.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.9%, 67.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,524,881

CSS custom property--colour: #FC2651;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#03D9AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6751no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1924Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.9 Tomato · ΔE 25.1 Firebrick · ΔE 26.8 Brown · ΔE 32.2 Indian red · ΔE 33.6 Salmon · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26FCD1

Analogous#FC26BC, #FC6626

Triadic#51FC26, #2651FC

Split complementary#26FC66, #26BCFC

Tetradic#BCFC26, #26FCD1, #6626FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEFF2

Lighter +30%#FEBDCA

Lighter +20%#FD8BA2

Lighter +10%#FD5879

Darker −10%#EC0332

Darker −20%#B90327

Darker −30%#87021D

Darker −40%#550112

More saturated +25%#FF234F

Less saturated −25%#E14261

Channel breakdown

R252

G38

B81

Red252 (98.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue347.94°

Saturation (HSL)97.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 26 · B 51

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