Recognised as Colour
#FE535A
- #FE535A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#FE535A is a red with RGB values 254, 83, 90 and HSL 358°, 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
#FE535A#FE535A
HEX#FE535A
RGBrgb(254, 83, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.3255, 0.3529
RGB percentages99.6%, 32.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(357.5, 98.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 67.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 67.3%, 64.6%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,667,482
CSS custom property--colour: #FE535A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#01ACA5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53FEF7
Analogous#FE53AF, #FEA153
Triadic#5AFE53, #535AFE
Split complementary#53FEA1, #53AFFE
Tetradic#B0FE53, #53FEF7, #A253FE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G83
B90
Red254 (99.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue357.54°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 53 · B 5A
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