What color is #CF1020?

#CF1020 is a vivid red known as Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lava?

The RGB value is 207, 16, 32: 207 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lava?

The complementary color is #10CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF1020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lava color: hex code #CF1020

#CF1020 rgb(207, 16, 32)

Shades of red

Lava has the hex code #CF1020. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 6.3% green and 12.5% blue (207, 16, 32).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 86% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 85% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

Lava (#CF1020) color codes

HEX	`#CF1020`
RGB	`rgb(207, 16, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 6.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 86%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 92%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 85%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 67.29, 45.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 81.13, 33.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.182, 13.745, 2.641)`
Decimal	`13570080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lava, 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 #CF1020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CF1020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #CF1020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf1020; }
.text { color: #cf1020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf1020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 16 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf1020, #cf6010); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CF1020 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF1020?: #CF1020 is a vivid red known as Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lava?: The RGB value is 207, 16, 32: 207 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lava?: The complementary color is #10CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF1020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.