Colour

#FE1541

#FE1541
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FE1541 is a red with RGB values 254, 21, 65 and HSL 349°, 99%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FE1541#FE1541

HEX#FE1541

RGBrgb(254, 21, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.0824, 0.2549

RGB percentages99.6%, 8.2%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(348.7, 99.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 91.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 91.7%, 74.4%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,651,585

CSS custom property--colour: #FE1541;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#01EABE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19138no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Tomato · ΔE 23.7 Red · ΔE 26.7 Firebrick · ΔE 27.9 Orange red · ΔE 30.9 Brown · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15FED2

Analogous#FE15B5, #FE5D15

Triadic#41FE15, #1541FE

Split complementary#15FE5D, #15B5FE

Tetradic#B5FE15, #15FED2, #5E15FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE0E6

Lighter +30%#FFADBD

Lighter +20%#FE7B93

Lighter +10%#FE486A

Darker −10%#DF012B

Darker −20%#AC0121

Darker −30%#790117

Darker −40%#47000E

More saturated +25%#FF1440

Less saturated −25%#E13253

Channel breakdown

R254

G21

B65

Red254 (99.6%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue348.67°

Saturation (HSL)99.15%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 15 · B 41

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