What color is #F01A4D?

#F01A4D is a vivid red known as Sanguinary. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sanguinary?

The RGB value is 240, 26, 77: 240 red, 26 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sanguinary?

The complementary color is #1AF0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F01A4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sanguinary color: hex code #F01A4D

#F01A4D rgb(240, 26, 77)

Shades of red

Sanguinary has the hex code #F01A4D. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 10.2% green and 30.2% blue (240, 26, 77).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 68% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

Sanguinary (#F01A4D) color codes

HEX	`#F01A4D`
RGB	`rgb(240, 26, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 10.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 89%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 68%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, 75.75, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 81.44, 21.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.649, 19.806, 8.86)`
Decimal	`15735373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sanguinary, 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 #F01A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F01A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #F01A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f01a4d; }
.text { color: #f01a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f01a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 26 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f01a4d, #f0521a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #F01A4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F01A4D?: #F01A4D is a vivid red known as Sanguinary. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sanguinary?: The RGB value is 240, 26, 77: 240 red, 26 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sanguinary?: The complementary color is #1AF0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F01A4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.