Colour

#FE5173

#FE5173
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FE5173 is a red with RGB values 254, 81, 115 and HSL 348°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#FE5173

RGBrgb(254, 81, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.3176, 0.451

RGB percentages99.6%, 31.8%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(348.2, 98.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 68.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 54.7%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,666,995

CSS custom property--colour: #FE5173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#01AE8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7A73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 23.6 Light coral · ΔE 25.2 Salmon · ΔE 25.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6 Tomato · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51FEDC

Analogous#FE51CA, #FE8551

Triadic#73FE51, #5173FE

Split complementary#51FE85, #51CAFE

Tetradic#CAFE51, #51FEDC, #8551FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE9ED

Lighter +20%#FFB6C5

Lighter +10%#FE849C

Darker −10%#FE1E4A

Darker −20%#E8012F

Darker −30%#B50124

Darker −40%#82011A

More saturated +25%#FF5072

Less saturated −25%#E86780

Channel breakdown

R254

G81

B115

Red254 (99.6%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue348.21°

Saturation (HSL)98.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 51 · B 73

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