Recognised as Colour
#FC3F4E
- #FC3F4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FC3F4E is a red with RGB values 252, 63, 78 and HSL 355°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FC3F4E#FC3F4E
HEX#FC3F4E
RGBrgb(252, 63, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2471, 0.3059
RGB percentages98.8%, 24.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(355.2, 96.9%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 75%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 75%, 69%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,531,278
CSS custom property--colour: #FC3F4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#03C0B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FFCED
Analogous#FC3FAD, #FC8F3F
Triadic#4EFC3F, #3F4EFC
Split complementary#3FFC8E, #3FADFC
Tetradic#ADFC3F, #3FFCED, #8E3FFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G63
B78
Red252 (98.8%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue355.24°
Saturation (HSL)96.92%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 3F · B 4E
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