What color is #F00B52?

#F00B52 is a vivid rose known as Rock Lobster. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rock Lobster?

The RGB value is 240, 11, 82: 240 red, 11 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rock Lobster?

The complementary color is #0BF0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F00B52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rock Lobster color: hex code #F00B52

#F00B52 rgb(240, 11, 82)

Shades of pink

Rock Lobster has the hex code #F00B52. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 4.3% green and 32.2% blue (240, 11, 82).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 91% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 66% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Rock Lobster (#F00B52) color codes

HEX	`#F00B52`
RGB	`rgb(240, 11, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 4.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 91%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 95%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 66%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 77.64, 26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 81.97, 18.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.582, 19.38, 9.743)`
Decimal	`15731538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rock Lobster, 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 #F00B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F00B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #F00B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f00b52; }
.text { color: #f00b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f00b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 11 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f00b52, #f0370b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raspberry.

See #F00B52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F00B52?: #F00B52 is a vivid rose known as Rock Lobster. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rock Lobster?: The RGB value is 240, 11, 82: 240 red, 11 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rock Lobster?: The complementary color is #0BF0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F00B52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.