Colour

#FF0C2A

#FF0C2A
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Nearest: Red

#FF0C2A is a red with RGB values 255, 12, 42 and HSL 353°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FF0C2A#FF0C2A

HEX#FF0C2A

RGBrgb(255, 12, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.0471, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 4.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(352.6, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 95.3%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,714,794

CSS custom property--colour: #FF0C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#00F3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6127no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 86.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3911Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 14.5 Orange red · ΔE 20.5 Crimson · ΔE 22.1 Tomato · ΔE 24.3 Firebrick · ΔE 31.8 Coral · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CFFE1

Analogous#FF0CA3, #FF680C

Triadic#2AFF0C, #0C2AFF

Split complementary#0CFF68, #0CA3FF

Tetradic#A3FF0C, #0CFFE1, #680CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD8DD

Lighter +30%#FFA5B0

Lighter +20%#FF7283

Lighter +10%#FF3F57

Darker −10%#D8001B

Darker −20%#A50014

Darker −30%#72000E

Darker −40%#3F0008

More saturated +25%#FF0C2A

Less saturated −25%#E12A41

Channel breakdown

R255

G12

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue352.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 0C · B 2A

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