#FF163A

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FF163A

The precise color #FF163A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 22 green, and 58 blue.

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 91% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 350.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF163A
RGB255, 22, 58
HSL350.7°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 91%, 77%, 0%
HSV350.7°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB54.2, 79.2, 44.7
XYZ42.3, 22.1, 6.0
Decimal16717370

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF163A; }
.text-color { color: #FF163A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF163A; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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