What color is #F02755?

#F02755 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Sanguinary. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F02755?

The RGB value is 240, 39, 85: 240 red, 39 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F02755?

The complementary color is #27F0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F02755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F02755 color

#F02755 rgb(240, 39, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #F02755 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 15.3% green and 33.3% blue (240, 39, 85).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 87% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 65% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sanguinary (#F01A4D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#F02755 color codes

HEX	`#F02755`
RGB	`rgb(240, 39, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 15.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 87%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 84%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 65%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 73.84, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 78.39, 19.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.305, 20.638, 10.559)`
Decimal	`15738709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F02755, 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 #F02755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F02755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #F02755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f02755; }
.text { color: #f02755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f02755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 39 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f02755, #f05e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #F02755?: #F02755 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Sanguinary. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F02755?: The RGB value is 240, 39, 85: 240 red, 39 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F02755?: The complementary color is #27F0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F02755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.