#F00742

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F00742

When working with digital screens, the color #F00742 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 7, and 66.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 97% Magenta, 72% Yellow, and 6% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F00742
RGB240, 7, 66
HSL344.8°, 94.3%, 48.4%
CMYK0%, 97%, 72%, 6%
HSV344.8°, 97.1%, 94.1%
LAB50.8, 77.3, 35.4
XYZ37.0, 19.1, 6.9
Decimal15730498

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F00742; }
.text-color { color: #F00742; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F00742; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C