What color is #F00000?

#F00000 is a vivid red known as Helvetia Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Helvetia Red?

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

What is the complementary color of Helvetia Red?

The complementary color is #00F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F00000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Helvetia Red color: hex code #F00000

#F00000 rgb(240, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Helvetia Red has the hex code #F00000. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 0% green and 0% blue (240, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

Helvetia Red (#F00000) color codes

HEX	`#F00000`
RGB	`rgb(240, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, 76.5, 64.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 99.86, 40)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.94, 18.532, 1.685)`
Decimal	`15728640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Helvetia 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 #F00000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F00000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #F00000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f00000; }
.text { color: #f00000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f00000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f00000, #f07800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #F00000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F00000?: #F00000 is a vivid red known as Helvetia Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Helvetia Red?: The RGB value is 240, 0, 0: 240 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Helvetia Red?: The complementary color is #00F0F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F00000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.