Recognised as Colour
#FC2E04
- #FC2E04
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#FC2E04 is a red with RGB values 252, 46, 4 and HSL 10°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#FC2E04#FC2E04
HEX#FC2E04
RGBrgb(252, 46, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1804, 0.0157
RGB percentages98.8%, 18%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(10.2, 97.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 98.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 81.7%, 98.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,526,852
CSS custom property--colour: #FC2E04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22658WCAG 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 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#03D1FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04D2FC
Analogous#FC0456, #FCAA04
Triadic#04FC2E, #2E04FC
Split complementary#04FCAA, #0456FC
Tetradic#56FC04, #04D2FC, #AA04FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G46
B4
Red252 (98.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue10.16°
Saturation (HSL)97.64%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 2E · B 04
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