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Recognised as Colour

#FD2B48

  • #FD2B48
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FD2B48 is a red with RGB values 253, 43, 72 and HSL 352°, 98%, 58%. 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

#FD2B48#FD2B48
HEX#FD2B48
RGBrgb(253, 43, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.1686, 0.2824
RGB percentages99.2%, 16.9%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(351.7, 98.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 83%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 83%, 71.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,591,688
CSS custom property--colour: #FD2B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#02D4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#706847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39441no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2BFDE0
Analogous#FD2BB1, #FD772B
Triadic#48FD2B, #2B48FD
Split complementary#2BFD77, #2BB1FD
Tetradic#B1FD2B, #2BFDE0, #772BFD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF5F6
Lighter +30%#FEC3CB
Lighter +20%#FE909F
Lighter +10%#FD5E74
Darker −10%#F30223
Darker −20%#C0021C
Darker −30%#8E0115
Darker −40%#5B010D
More saturated +25%#FF2947
Less saturated −25%#E2465B

Channel breakdown

R253
G43
B72
Red253 (99.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue351.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.13%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 2B · B 48

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