Recognised as Colour

#FC2E1C

#FC2E1C
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Nearest: Red

#FC2E1C is a red with RGB values 252, 46, 28 and HSL 5°, 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

#FC2E1C#FC2E1C

HEX#FC2E1C

RGBrgb(252, 46, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1804, 0.1098

RGB percentages98.8%, 18%, 11%

HSLhsl(4.8, 97.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 88.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 88.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,526,876

CSS custom property--colour: #FC2E1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

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

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#03D1E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746614no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59303no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 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 text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 10.1 Orange red · ΔE 11.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.9 Crimson · ΔE 27.3 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3 Coral · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1CEAFC

Analogous#FC1C7A, #FC9E1C

Triadic#1CFC2E, #2E1CFC

Split complementary#1CFC9E, #1C7AFC

Tetradic#7AFC1C, #1CEAFC, #9E1CFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE7E5

Lighter +30%#FEB9B3

Lighter +20%#FD8B81

Lighter +10%#FD5C4E

Darker −10%#E21503

Darker −20%#B01002

Darker −30%#7D0C02

Darker −40%#4B0701

More saturated +25%#FF2B19

Less saturated −25%#DF4639

Channel breakdown

R252

G46

B28

Red252 (98.8%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue4.82°

Saturation (HSL)97.39%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 2E · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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