What color is #F15E70?

#F15E70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ripe Malinka. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F15E70?

The RGB value is 241, 94, 112: 241 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F15E70?

The complementary color is #5EF1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F15E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F15E70 color

#F15E70 rgb(241, 94, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #F15E70 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 36.9% green and 43.9% blue (241, 94, 112).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 84% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 54% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Ripe Malinka (#F5576C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#F15E70 color codes

HEX	`#F15E70`
RGB	`rgb(241, 94, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 36.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 84%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 61%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 54%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 57.81, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 61.17, 19.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.207, 27.882, 18.433)`
Decimal	`15818352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F15E70, 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 #F15E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F15E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #F15E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f15e70; }
.text { color: #f15e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f15e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 94 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f15e70, #f1965e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #F15E70?: #F15E70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ripe Malinka. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F15E70?: The RGB value is 241, 94, 112: 241 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F15E70?: The complementary color is #5EF1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F15E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.