What color is #FF004F?

#FF004F is a vivid rose known as Halt Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Halt Red?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 79: 255 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Halt Red?

The complementary color is #00FFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF004F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Halt Red color: hex code #FF004F

#FF004F rgb(255, 0, 79)

Shades of pink

Halt Red has the hex code #FF004F. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 31% blue (255, 0, 79).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Halt Red (#FF004F) color codes

HEX	`#FF004F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, 81.74, 32.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 87.84, 21.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.656, 21.832, 9.364)`
Decimal	`16711759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Halt Red, 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 #FF004F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF004F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #FF004F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff004f; }
.text { color: #ff004f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff004f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff004f, #ff3100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #FF004F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF004F?: #FF004F is a vivid rose known as Halt Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Halt Red?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 79: 255 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Halt Red?: The complementary color is #00FFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF004F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.