Recognised as Colour
#FD3957
- #FD3957
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD3957 is a red with RGB values 253, 57, 87 and HSL 351°, 98%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD3957#FD3957
HEX#FD3957
RGBrgb(253, 57, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2235, 0.3412
RGB percentages99.2%, 22.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(350.8, 98%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 77.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 65.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,595,287
CSS custom property--colour: #FD3957;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#02C6A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39FDDF
Analogous#FD39B9, #FD7D39
Triadic#57FD39, #3957FD
Split complementary#39FD7D, #39B9FD
Tetradic#B9FD39, #39FDDF, #7D39FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G57
B87
Red253 (99.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue350.82°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 39 · B 57
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