Recognised as Colour
#FE0018
- #FE0018
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#FE0018 is a red with RGB values 254, 0, 24 and HSL 354°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#FE0018#FE0018
HEX#FE0018
RGBrgb(254, 0, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0, 0.0941
RGB percentages99.6%, 0%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(354.3, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 90.6%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,646,168
CSS custom property--colour: #FE0018;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#01FFE7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00FEE6
Analogous#FE0097, #FE6700
Triadic#18FE00, #0018FE
Split complementary#00FE67, #0097FE
Tetradic#97FE00, #00FEE6, #6700FE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G0
B24
Red254 (99.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue354.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 00 · B 18
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