Recognised as Colour
#FD3442
- #FD3442
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD3442 is a red with RGB values 253, 52, 66 and HSL 356°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD3442#FD3442
HEX#FD3442
RGBrgb(253, 52, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2039, 0.2588
RGB percentages99.2%, 20.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(355.8, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 73.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,593,986
CSS custom property--colour: #FD3442;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#02CBBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34FDEF
Analogous#FD34A6, #FD8B34
Triadic#42FD34, #3442FD
Split complementary#34FD8B, #34A6FD
Tetradic#A6FD34, #34FDEF, #8B34FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G52
B66
Red253 (99.2%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue355.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 34 · B 42
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