Recognised as Colour
#FD421E
- #FD421E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#FD421E is a red with RGB values 253, 66, 30 and HSL 10°, 98%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#FD421E#FD421E
HEX#FD421E
RGBrgb(253, 66, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2588, 0.1176
RGB percentages99.2%, 25.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(9.7, 98.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 88.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 73.9%, 88.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,597,534
CSS custom property--colour: #FD421E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#02BDE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1ED9FD
Analogous#FD1E69, #FDB21E
Triadic#1EFD42, #421EFD
Split complementary#1EFDB2, #1E6AFD
Tetradic#69FD1E, #1ED9FD, #B21EFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G66
B30
Red253 (99.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue9.69°
Saturation (HSL)98.24%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 42 · B 1E
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