What color is #F04E45?

#F04E45 is a vivid red known as Angry Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Angry Flamingo?

The RGB value is 240, 78, 69: 240 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Angry Flamingo?

The complementary color is #45E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F04E45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Angry Flamingo color: hex code #F04E45

#F04E45 rgb(240, 78, 69)

Shades of red

Angry Flamingo has the hex code #F04E45. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (240, 78, 69).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 85% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 71% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

Angry Flamingo (#F04E45) color codes

HEX	`#F04E45`
RGB	`rgb(240, 78, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 30.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 85%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 71%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 71%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, 61.39, 40.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 73.48, 33.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.738, 24.41, 8.248)`
Decimal	`15748677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Angry Flamingo, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F04E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F04E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F04E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f04e45; }
.text { color: #f04e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f04e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 78 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f04e45, #f0a345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #F04E45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F04E45?: #F04E45 is a vivid red known as Angry Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Angry Flamingo?: The RGB value is 240, 78, 69: 240 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Angry Flamingo?: The complementary color is #45E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F04E45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.