What color is #F01726?

#F01726 is a vivid red, closest to the named color First Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F01726?

The RGB value is 240, 23, 38: 240 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F01726?

The complementary color is #17F0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F01726?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F01726 color

#F01726 rgb(240, 23, 38)

Shades of red

The hex color #F01726 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 9% green and 14.9% blue (240, 23, 38).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 84% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is First Blood (#ED1C24), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#F01726 color codes

HEX	`#F01726`
RGB	`rgb(240, 23, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 84%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, 74.88, 51.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 90.7, 34.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.596, 19.284, 3.629)`
Decimal	`15734566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F01726, 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 #F01726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F01726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #F01726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f01726; }
.text { color: #f01726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f01726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 23 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f01726, #f07517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #F01726?: #F01726 is a vivid red, closest to the named color First Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F01726?: The RGB value is 240, 23, 38: 240 red, 23 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F01726?: The complementary color is #17F0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F01726?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.