Recognised as Colour
#FD496B
- #FD496B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD496B is a red with RGB values 253, 73, 107 and HSL 349°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD496B#FD496B
HEX#FD496B
RGBrgb(253, 73, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.2863, 0.4196
RGB percentages99.2%, 28.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(348.7, 97.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 71.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 57.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,599,403
CSS custom property--colour: #FD496B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#02B694
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49FDDB
Analogous#FD49C5, #FD8149
Triadic#6BFD49, #496BFD
Split complementary#49FD81, #49C5FD
Tetradic#C5FD49, #49FDDB, #8149FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G73
B107
Red253 (99.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue348.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 49 · B 6B
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