#F03A42
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #F03A42
Visually, #F03A42 is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 58, and 66.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 72% yellow, and 6% black. The HSL representation is 357.4° hue, 85.8% saturation, and 58.4% lightness.
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.