Recognised as Colour
#FD2356
- #FD2356
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD2356 is a red with RGB values 253, 35, 86 and HSL 346°, 98%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD2356#FD2356
HEX#FD2356
RGBrgb(253, 35, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.1373, 0.3373
RGB percentages99.2%, 13.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(346, 98.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346, 86.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 86.2%, 66%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,589,654
CSS custom property--colour: #FD2356;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#02DCA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23FDCA
Analogous#FD23C3, #FD5D23
Triadic#56FD23, #2356FD
Split complementary#23FD5D, #23C3FD
Tetradic#C3FD23, #23FDCA, #5D23FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G35
B86
Red253 (99.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue345.96°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 23 · B 56
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