Recognised as Colour
#FD5536
- #FD5536
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#FD5536 is a red with RGB values 253, 85, 54 and HSL 9°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#FD5536#FD5536
HEX#FD5536
RGBrgb(253, 85, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.3333, 0.2118
RGB percentages99.2%, 33.3%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(9.3, 98%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 78.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 78.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,602,422
CSS custom property--colour: #FD5536;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#02AAC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36DEFD
Analogous#FD367B, #FDB836
Triadic#36FD55, #5536FD
Split complementary#36FDB8, #367BFD
Tetradic#7BFD36, #36DEFD, #B836FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G85
B54
Red253 (99.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue9.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 55 · B 36
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