#F05057

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F05057

At its core, #F05057 is a light and vivid hue. 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, 80, and 87.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 0% Cyan, 67% Magenta, 64% Yellow, and 6% Black. The HSL representation is 357.4° hue, 84.2% saturation, and 62.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light 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#F05057
RGB240, 80, 87
HSL357.4°, 84.2%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 67%, 64%, 6%
HSV357.4°, 66.7%, 94.1%
LAB57.0, 61.6, 30.8
XYZ40.5, 25.0, 11.7
Decimal15749207

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.99:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F05057; }
.text-color { color: #F05057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F05057; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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