What color is #F17474?

#F17474 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color You’re Blushing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F17474?

The RGB value is 241, 116, 116: 241 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F17474?

The complementary color is #74F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F17474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F17474 color

#F17474 rgb(241, 116, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #F17474 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 45.5% green and 45.5% blue (241, 116, 116).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 82% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is You’re Blushing (#EE7776), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#F17474 color codes

HEX	`#F17474`
RGB	`rgb(241, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 82%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, 48.02, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 53.27, 25.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.677, 32.458, 20.379)`
Decimal	`15823988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F17474, 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 #F17474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F17474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	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 #F17474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f17474; }
.text { color: #f17474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f17474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f17474, #f1b374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #F17474?: #F17474 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color You’re Blushing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F17474?: The RGB value is 241, 116, 116: 241 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F17474?: The complementary color is #74F1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F17474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.