Recognised as Colour
#FC504A
- #FC504A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FC504A is a red with RGB values 252, 80, 74 and HSL 2°, 97%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FC504A#FC504A
HEX#FC504A
RGBrgb(252, 80, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.3137, 0.2902
RGB percentages98.8%, 31.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(2, 96.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2, 70.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 70.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,535,626
CSS custom property--colour: #FC504A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#03AFB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4AF6FC
Analogous#FC4A9D, #FCA94A
Triadic#4AFC50, #504AFC
Split complementary#4AFCA9, #4A9DFC
Tetradic#9DFC4A, #4AF6FC, #A94AFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G80
B74
Red252 (98.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue2.02°
Saturation (HSL)96.74%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 50 · B 4A
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