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Recognised as Colour

#FC483E

  • #FC483E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tomato

#FC483E is a red with RGB values 252, 72, 62 and HSL 3°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FC483E#FC483E
HEX#FC483E
RGBrgb(252, 72, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2824, 0.2431
RGB percentages98.8%, 28.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(3.2, 96.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 75.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 75.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,533,566
CSS custom property--colour: #FC483E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#03B7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D723Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9937no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 10.2Crimson · ΔE 16.9Orange red · ΔE 22.8Firebrick · ΔE 23.3Coral · ΔE 23.7Red · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EF2FC
Analogous#FC3E93, #FCA73E
Triadic#3EFC48, #483EFC
Split complementary#3EFCA7, #3E93FC
Tetradic#93FC3E, #3EF2FC, #A73EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FED7D5
Lighter +20%#FEA7A2
Lighter +10%#FD7870
Darker −10%#FB180C
Darker −20%#D10E03
Darker −30%#9F0B02
Darker −40%#6C0702
More saturated +25%#FF453B
Less saturated −25%#E45E56

Channel breakdown

R252
G72
B62
Red252 (98.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue3.16°
Saturation (HSL)96.94%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 48 · B 3E

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