What color is #F72305?

#F72305 is a vivid red known as Spectacular Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spectacular Scarlet?

The RGB value is 247, 35, 5: 247 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spectacular Scarlet?

The complementary color is #05D9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F72305?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spectacular Scarlet color: hex code #F72305

#F72305 rgb(247, 35, 5)

Shades of red

Spectacular Scarlet has the hex code #F72305. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 13.7% green and 2% blue (247, 35, 5).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 96% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 98% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

Spectacular Scarlet (#F72305) color codes

HEX	`#F72305`
RGB	`rgb(247, 35, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 13.7%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 96%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 98%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 98%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, 74.35, 64.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 98.67, 41.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.991, 20.994, 2.143)`
Decimal	`16196357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spectacular Scarlet, 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 #F72305	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F72305 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #F72305 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f72305; }
.text { color: #f72305; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f72305; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 35 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f72305, #f79c05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F72305 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F72305?: #F72305 is a vivid red known as Spectacular Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spectacular Scarlet?: The RGB value is 247, 35, 5: 247 red, 35 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spectacular Scarlet?: The complementary color is #05D9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F72305?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.