#F85F42

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #F85F42

When working with digital screens, the color #F85F42 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Tomato. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 95, 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, 62% magenta, 73% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 9.6° 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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F85F42
RGB248, 95, 66
HSL9.6°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK0%, 62%, 73%, 3%
HSV9.6°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB60.4, 57.0, 46.7
XYZ43.8, 28.5, 8.4
Decimal16277314

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.71:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F85F42; }
.text-color { color: #F85F42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F85F42; }

Similar Colors

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