Recognised as Colour
#FC475D
- #FC475D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FC475D is a red with RGB values 252, 71, 93 and HSL 353°, 97%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FC475D#FC475D
HEX#FC475D
RGBrgb(252, 71, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2784, 0.3647
RGB percentages98.8%, 27.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(352.7, 96.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 71.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 63.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,533,341
CSS custom property--colour: #FC475D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#03B8A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47FCE6
Analogous#FC47B8, #FC8B47
Triadic#5DFC47, #475DFC
Split complementary#47FC8B, #47B8FC
Tetradic#B8FC47, #47FCE6, #8B47FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G71
B93
Red252 (98.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue352.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.79%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 47 · B 5D
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