#F83A2C

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #F83A2C

At its core, #F83A2C is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Tomato. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 58, and 44.

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 77% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 4.1° hue, 93.6% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F83A2C
RGB248, 58, 44
HSL4.1°, 93.6%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 77%, 82%, 3%
HSV4.1°, 82.3%, 97.3%
LAB55.2, 69.7, 52.6
XYZ40.7, 23.2, 4.7
Decimal16267820

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.63:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F83A2C; }
.text-color { color: #F83A2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F83A2C; }

Similar Colors

Tomato
#FF6347