#FF3A57

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FF3A57

The precise color #FF3A57 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 58 green, and 87 blue.

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 77% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF3A57
RGB255, 58, 87
HSL351.2°, 100.0%, 61.4%
CMYK0%, 77%, 66%, 0%
HSV351.2°, 77.3%, 100.0%
LAB57.1, 73.3, 31.4
XYZ44.5, 25.0, 11.5
Decimal16726615

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.99:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF3A57; }
.text-color { color: #FF3A57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF3A57; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C