#F00049

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F00049

Visually, #F00049 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(240, 0, 73).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 341.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F00049
RGB240, 0, 73
HSL341.8°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 100%, 70%, 6%
HSV341.8°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB50.7, 78.1, 31.2
XYZ37.1, 19.0, 8.0
Decimal15728713

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.80:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F00049; }
.text-color { color: #F00049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F00049; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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