Recognised as Colour

#FE0442

#FE0442
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FE0442 is a red with RGB values 254, 4, 66 and HSL 345°, 99%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FE0442#FE0442

HEX#FE0442

RGBrgb(254, 4, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.0157, 0.2588

RGB percentages99.6%, 1.6%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(345.1, 99.2%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.1, 98.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 98.4%, 74%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,647,234

CSS custom property--colour: #FE0442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#01FBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696141no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09039no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 86 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.1 Tomato · ΔE 25.5 Red · ΔE 27.8 Firebrick · ΔE 28.8 Orange red · ΔE 32.5 Brown · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#04FEC0

Analogous#FE04BF, #FE4304

Triadic#42FE04, #0442FE

Split complementary#04FE43, #04BFFE

Tetradic#BFFE04, #04FEC0, #4304FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFCFDB

Lighter +30%#FF9CB5

Lighter +20%#FE6A8F

Lighter +10%#FE3768

Darker −10%#CE0134

Darker −20%#9B0127

Darker −30%#69001A

Darker −40%#36000E

More saturated +25%#FF0341

Less saturated −25%#DF2352

Channel breakdown

R254

B66

Red254 (99.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue345.12°

Saturation (HSL)99.21%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 04 · B 42

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