What color is #F14949?

#F14949 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Angry Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F14949?

The RGB value is 241, 73, 73: 241 red, 73 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F14949?

The complementary color is #49F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F14949?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F14949 color

#F14949 rgb(241, 73, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #F14949 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 28.6% green and 28.6% blue (241, 73, 73).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 86% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 70% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Angry Flamingo (#F04E45), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#F14949 color codes

HEX	`#F14949`
RGB	`rgb(241, 73, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 28.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 86%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 63.75, 37.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 74.04, 30.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.865, 23.953, 8.826)`
Decimal	`15812937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F14949, 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 #F14949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F14949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #F14949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f14949; }
.text { color: #f14949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f14949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 73 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f14949, #f19d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #F14949?: #F14949 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Angry Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F14949?: The RGB value is 241, 73, 73: 241 red, 73 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F14949?: The complementary color is #49F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F14949?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.