Recognised as Colour
#FC4A31
- #FC4A31
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FC4A31 is a red with RGB values 252, 74, 49 and HSL 7°, 97%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FC4A31#FC4A31
HEX#FC4A31
RGBrgb(252, 74, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2902, 0.1922
RGB percentages98.8%, 29%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(7.4, 97.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 80.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.6%, 80.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,534,065
CSS custom property--colour: #FC4A31;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25815WCAG 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 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#03B5CE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31E3FC
Analogous#FC317E, #FCB031
Triadic#31FC4A, #4A31FC
Split complementary#31FCAF, #317EFC
Tetradic#7DFC31, #31E3FC, #AF31FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G74
B49
Red252 (98.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue7.39°
Saturation (HSL)97.13%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 4A · B 31
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