What color is #FF073A?

#FF073A is a vivid red known as Neon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Neon Red?

The RGB value is 255, 7, 58: 255 red, 7 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Neon Red?

The complementary color is #07FFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF073A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Neon Red color: hex code #FF073A

#FF073A rgb(255, 7, 58)

Shades of red

Neon Red has the hex code #FF073A. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 2.7% green and 22.7% blue (255, 7, 58).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 77% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

Neon Red (#FF073A) color codes

HEX	`#FF073A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 7, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 2.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 97%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 77%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 80.52, 44.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 91.86, 28.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.085, 21.725, 5.98)`
Decimal	`16713530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Neon 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 #FF073A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF073A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #FF073A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff073a; }
.text { color: #ff073a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff073a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 7 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff073a, #ff5007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #FF073A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF073A?: #FF073A is a vivid red known as Neon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Neon Red?: The RGB value is 255, 7, 58: 255 red, 7 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Neon Red?: The complementary color is #07FFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF073A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.