Recognised as Colour
#FD3559
- #FD3559
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD3559 is a red with RGB values 253, 53, 89 and HSL 349°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD3559#FD3559
HEX#FD3559
RGBrgb(253, 53, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2078, 0.349
RGB percentages99.2%, 20.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(349.2, 98%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 79.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.1%, 64.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,594,265
CSS custom property--colour: #FD3559;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#02CAA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35FDD9
Analogous#FD35BD, #FD7535
Triadic#59FD35, #3559FD
Split complementary#35FD75, #35BDFD
Tetradic#BDFD35, #35FDD9, #7535FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G53
B89
Red253 (99.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue349.2°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 35 · B 59
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