What color is #F14144?

#F14144 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Trial by Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F14144?

The RGB value is 241, 65, 68: 241 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F14144?

The complementary color is #41F1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F14144?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F14144 color

#F14144 rgb(241, 65, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #F14144 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (241, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 86% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 72% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Trial by Fire (#EF3939), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#F14144 color codes

HEX	`#F14144`
RGB	`rgb(241, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 86%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 73%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 72%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, 66.3, 39.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 77.03, 30.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.214, 22.905, 7.824)`
Decimal	`15810884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F14144, 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 #F14144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F14144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #F14144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f14144; }
.text { color: #f14144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f14144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f14144, #f19641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #F14144?: #F14144 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Trial by Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F14144?: The RGB value is 241, 65, 68: 241 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F14144?: The complementary color is #41F1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F14144?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.