#FF4250

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FF4250

The precise color #FF4250 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. 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, 66, and 80.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 355.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF4250
RGB255, 66, 80
HSL355.6°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 74%, 69%, 0%
HSV355.6°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB57.8, 70.6, 36.4
XYZ44.6, 25.7, 10.2
Decimal16728656

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.15:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF4250; }
.text-color { color: #FF4250; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF4250; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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