Recognised as Colour

#FC2C1E

#FC2C1E
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Nearest: Red

#FC2C1E is a red with RGB values 252, 44, 30 and HSL 4°, 97%, 55%. 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

#FC2C1E#FC2C1E

HEX#FC2C1E

RGBrgb(252, 44, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1725, 0.1176

RGB percentages98.8%, 17.3%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(3.8, 97.4%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 88.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 82.5%, 88.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,526,366

CSS custom property--colour: #FC2C1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#03D3E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736617no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59307no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 10.5 Orange red · ΔE 12.4 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 26.5 Firebrick · ΔE 31.9 Coral · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EEEFC

Analogous#FC1E7F, #FC9B1E

Triadic#1EFC2C, #2C1EFC

Split complementary#1EFC9B, #1E7FFC

Tetradic#7FFC1E, #1EEEFC, #9B1EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE9E7

Lighter +30%#FEBAB5

Lighter +20%#FD8A83

Lighter +10%#FD5B50

Darker −10%#E41103

Darker −20%#B20D02

Darker −30%#7F0A02

Darker −40%#4D0601

More saturated +25%#FF291B

Less saturated −25%#E0453B

Channel breakdown

R252

G44

B30

Red252 (98.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue3.78°

Saturation (HSL)97.37%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 2C · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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