HEX Color #FF0033 (Crimson)

About #FF0033

The precise color #FF0033 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(255, 0, 51).

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 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 348.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF0033

RGB255, 0, 51

HSL348.0°, 100.0%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 100%, 80%, 0%

HSV348.0°, 100.0%, 100.0%

LAB53.5, 80.8, 47.8

XYZ41.8, 21.5, 5.1

Decimal16711731

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#FF0033 #00FFCC

Analogous

#FF00B2 #FF4C00

Triadic

#32FF00 #0032FF

Tetradic

#B2FF00 #00FFCC #4C00FF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#FF0033

#FF1C49

#FF3860

#FF5577

#FF718D

#FF8DA4

#FFAABB

#FFC6D1

#FFE2E8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#FF0033

#E2002D

#C60027

#AA0022

#8D001C

#710016

#550011

#38000B

#1C0005

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.30:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.79:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.51:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF0033; }

.text-color { color: #FF0033; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF0033; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

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