What color is #CF0234?

#CF0234 is a vivid red known as Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cherry?

The RGB value is 207, 2, 52: 207 red, 2 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cherry?

The complementary color is #02CF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF0234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cherry color: hex code #CF0234

#CF0234 rgb(207, 2, 52)

Shades of red

Cherry has the hex code #CF0234. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 0.8% green and 20.4% blue (207, 2, 52).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 98% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 75% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Cherry (#CF0234) color codes

HEX	`#CF0234`
RGB	`rgb(207, 2, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 0.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 98%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 99%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 75%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 69.25, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 77.03, 25.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.377, 13.561, 4.477)`
Decimal	`13566516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cherry, 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 #CF0234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CF0234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	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 #CF0234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf0234; }
.text { color: #cf0234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf0234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 2 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf0234, #cf3702); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CF0234 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF0234?: #CF0234 is a vivid red known as Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cherry?: The RGB value is 207, 2, 52: 207 red, 2 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cherry?: The complementary color is #02CF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF0234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.