Recognised as Colour
#FD525C
- #FD525C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FD525C is a red with RGB values 253, 82, 92 and HSL 356°, 98%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#FD525C#FD525C
HEX#FD525C
RGBrgb(253, 82, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.3216, 0.3608
RGB percentages99.2%, 32.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(356.5, 97.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 67.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 63.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,601,692
CSS custom property--colour: #FD525C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#02ADA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52FDF3
Analogous#FD52B2, #FD9E52
Triadic#5CFD52, #525CFD
Split complementary#52FD9E, #52B2FD
Tetradic#B1FD52, #52FDF3, #9E52FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G82
B92
Red253 (99.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue356.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 52 · B 5C
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