#F8495F
A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #F8495F
At its core, #F8495F is a light and vivid hue. 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 248, 73, and 95.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 71% Magenta, 62% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 352.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light 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#F8495F
RGB248, 73, 95
HSL352.5°, 92.6%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 71%, 62%, 3%
HSV352.5°, 70.6%, 97.3%
LAB57.6, 67.0, 27.2
XYZ43.2, 25.5, 13.5
Decimal16271711
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.11:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F8495F;
}
.text-color {
color: #F8495F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F8495F;
}