What color is #FB2943?

#FB2943 is a vivid red known as Strawberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Strawberry?

The RGB value is 251, 41, 67: 251 red, 41 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Strawberry?

The complementary color is #29FBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB2943?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Strawberry color: hex code #FB2943

#FB2943 rgb(251, 41, 67)

Shades of red

Strawberry has the hex code #FB2943. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 16.1% green and 26.3% blue (251, 41, 67).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 96% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 73% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

Strawberry (#FB2943) color codes

HEX	`#FB2943`
RGB	`rgb(251, 41, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 16.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 96%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 84%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 73%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 75.47, 39.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 85.32, 27.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.595, 22.507, 7.463)`
Decimal	`16460099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Strawberry, 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 #FB2943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FB2943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #FB2943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb2943; }
.text { color: #fb2943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb2943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 41 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb2943, #fb7829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #FB2943 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FB2943?: #FB2943 is a vivid red known as Strawberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Strawberry?: The RGB value is 251, 41, 67: 251 red, 41 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Strawberry?: The complementary color is #29FBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB2943?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.