#F0002C

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F0002C

Visually, #F0002C is defined as a vivid red. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 240 red, 0 green, and 44 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0002C
RGB240, 0, 44
HSL349.0°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 100%, 82%, 6%
HSV349.0°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB50.3, 77.1, 47.5
XYZ36.4, 18.7, 4.1
Decimal15728684

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.74:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0002C; }
.text-color { color: #F0002C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0002C; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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