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Recognised as Colour

#FD5970

  • #FD5970
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FD5970 is a red with RGB values 253, 89, 112 and HSL 352°, 98%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FD5970#FD5970
HEX#FD5970
RGBrgb(253, 89, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.349, 0.4392
RGB percentages99.2%, 34.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(351.6, 97.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 64.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.8%, 55.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,603,504
CSS custom property--colour: #FD5970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#02A68F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#827E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA06Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.5Indian red · ΔE 20.3Salmon · ΔE 20.8Light coral · ΔE 21.6Tomato · ΔE 25.2Firebrick · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59FDE6
Analogous#FD59C2, #FD9459
Triadic#70FD59, #5970FD
Split complementary#59FD94, #59C2FD
Tetradic#C2FD59, #59FDE6, #9459FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF0F2
Lighter +20%#FEBEC7
Lighter +10%#FE8B9B
Darker −10%#FC2745
Darker −20%#ED0324
Darker −30%#BB021C
Darker −40%#880215
More saturated +25%#FF576F
Less saturated −25%#E86E7F

Channel breakdown

R253
G89
B112
Red253 (99.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue351.59°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 59 · B 70

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