Colour

#FC4C38

#FC4C38
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FC4C38 is a red with RGB values 252, 76, 56 and HSL 6°, 97%, 60%. 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

#FC4C38#FC4C38

HEX#FC4C38

RGBrgb(252, 76, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.298, 0.2196

RGB percentages98.8%, 29.8%, 22%

HSLhsl(6.1, 97%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 77.8%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.8%, 77.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,534,584

CSS custom property--colour: #FC4C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#03B3C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807334no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 9.2 Orange red · ΔE 19.4 Crimson · ΔE 20.4 Coral · ΔE 22.1 Red · ΔE 23.4 Firebrick · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38E8FC

Analogous#FC3886, #FCAE38

Triadic#38FC4C, #4C38FC

Split complementary#38FCAE, #3886FC

Tetradic#86FC38, #38E8FC, #AE38FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FED4CF

Lighter +20%#FEA69C

Lighter +10%#FD796A

Darker −10%#FB1F06

Darker −20%#CB1703

Darker −30%#991202

Darker −40%#660C02

More saturated +25%#FF4A35

Less saturated −25%#E36051

Channel breakdown

R252

G76

B56

Red252 (98.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue6.12°

Saturation (HSL)97.03%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 4C · B 38

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