#F8426D

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #F8426D

When working with digital screens, the color #F8426D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 66 green, and 109 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 73% Magenta, 56% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 345.8° hue, 92.9% saturation, and 61.6% 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#F8426D
RGB248, 66, 109
HSL345.8°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK0%, 73%, 56%, 3%
HSV345.8°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB57.0, 70.3, 18.2
XYZ43.4, 25.0, 17.0
Decimal16269933

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: #F8426D; }
.text-color { color: #F8426D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8426D; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C