Colour

#FC343B

#FC343B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC343B is a red with RGB values 252, 52, 59 and HSL 358°, 97%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#FC343B

RGBrgb(252, 52, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2039, 0.2314

RGB percentages98.8%, 20.4%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(357.9, 97.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 79.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 79.4%, 76.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,528,443

CSS custom property--colour: #FC343B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#03CBC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746A39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59432no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.7 Tomato · ΔE 16.5 Red · ΔE 23.1 Orange red · ΔE 24.2 Firebrick · ΔE 24.9 Coral · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34FCF5

Analogous#FC349F, #FC9134

Triadic#3BFC34, #343BFC

Split complementary#34FC91, #349FFC

Tetradic#9FFC34, #34FCF5, #9134FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFD

Lighter +30%#FECBCD

Lighter +20%#FD999C

Lighter +10%#FD666C

Darker −10%#F9040C

Darker −20%#C7030A

Darker −30%#950207

Darker −40%#630105

More saturated +25%#FF3138

Less saturated −25%#E24E53

Channel breakdown

R252

G52

B59

Red252 (98.8%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue357.9°

Saturation (HSL)97.09%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 34 · B 3B

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