#FF1642

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FF1642

At its core, #FF1642 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 22, and 66.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 91% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF1642
RGB255, 22, 66
HSL348.7°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 91%, 74%, 0%
HSV348.7°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB54.3, 79.5, 40.3
XYZ42.5, 22.2, 7.2
Decimal16717378

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.45:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF1642; }
.text-color { color: #FF1642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF1642; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C