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
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
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
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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