Recognised as Colour
#FD1720
- #FD1720
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#FD1720 is a red with RGB values 253, 23, 32 and HSL 358°, 98%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#FD1720#FD1720
HEX#FD1720
RGBrgb(253, 23, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.0902, 0.1255
RGB percentages99.2%, 9%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(357.7, 98.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 90.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 90.9%, 87.4%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,586,528
CSS custom property--colour: #FD1720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#02E8DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17FDF4
Analogous#FD1793, #FD8117
Triadic#20FD17, #1720FD
Split complementary#17FD81, #1793FD
Tetradic#93FD17, #17FDF4, #8117FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G23
B32
Red253 (99.2%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue357.65°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 17 · B 20
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