#F03333

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F03333

Visually, #F03333 is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(240, 51, 51).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 79% M, 79% Y, and 6% K. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 86.3% saturation, and 57.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F03333
RGB240, 51, 51
HSL0.0°, 86.3%, 57.1%
CMYK0%, 79%, 79%, 6%
HSV0.0°, 78.8%, 94.1%
LAB53.1, 69.6, 46.5
XYZ37.7, 21.1, 5.2
Decimal15741747

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F03333; }
.text-color { color: #F03333; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F03333; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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