Recognised as Colour

#FE493E

#FE493E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#FE493E is a red with RGB values 254, 73, 62 and HSL 3°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#FE493E#FE493E

HEX#FE493E

RGBrgb(254, 73, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.2863, 0.2431

RGB percentages99.6%, 28.6%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(3.4, 99%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 75.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 71.3%, 75.6%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,664,894

CSS custom property--colour: #FE493E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#01B6C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F733Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 10.2 Crimson · ΔE 17.6 Orange red · ΔE 22.2 Coral · ΔE 23.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24 Red · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EF3FE

Analogous#FE3E93, #FEA93E

Triadic#3EFE49, #493EFE

Split complementary#3EFEA9, #3E93FE

Tetradic#93FE3E, #3EF3FE, #A93EFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD9D6

Lighter +20%#FFA9A3

Lighter +10%#FE7971

Darker −10%#FE190B

Darker −20%#D50D01

Darker −30%#A20A01

Darker −40%#6F0701

More saturated +25%#FF483D

Less saturated −25%#E65E56

Channel breakdown

R254

G73

B62

Red254 (99.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue3.44°

Saturation (HSL)98.97%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 49 · B 3E

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