What color is #FF474C?

#FF474C is a light, vivid red known as Blood Burst. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Burst?

The RGB value is 255, 71, 76: 255 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Burst?

The complementary color is #47FFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF474C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Burst color: hex code #FF474C

#FF474C rgb(255, 71, 76)

Shades of red

Blood Burst has the hex code #FF474C. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 27.8% green and 29.8% blue (255, 71, 76).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 70% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

Blood Burst (#FF474C) color codes

HEX	`#FF474C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 71, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 27.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 70%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 68.8, 39.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 79.21, 29.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.803, 26.295, 9.552)`
Decimal	`16729932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Burst, 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 #FF474C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF474C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #FF474C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff474c; }
.text { color: #ff474c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff474c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 71 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff474c, #ff9e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #FF474C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF474C?: #FF474C is a light, vivid red known as Blood Burst. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Burst?: The RGB value is 255, 71, 76: 255 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Burst?: The complementary color is #47FFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF474C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.