Recognised as Colour
#FD4851
- #FD4851
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD4851 is a red with RGB values 253, 72, 81 and HSL 357°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD4851#FD4851
HEX#FD4851
RGBrgb(253, 72, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2824, 0.3176
RGB percentages99.2%, 28.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(357, 97.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357, 71.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 68%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,599,121
CSS custom property--colour: #FD4851;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#02B7AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48FDF4
Analogous#FD48AC, #FD9948
Triadic#51FD48, #4851FD
Split complementary#48FD99, #48ACFD
Tetradic#ACFD48, #48FDF4, #9948FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G72
B81
Red253 (99.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue357.02°
Saturation (HSL)97.84%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 48 · B 51
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