What color is #F30741?

#F30741 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F30741?

The RGB value is 243, 7, 65: 243 red, 7 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F30741?

The complementary color is #07F3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F30741?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F30741 color

#F30741 rgb(243, 7, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #F30741 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 2.7% green and 25.5% blue (243, 7, 65).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 94% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 73% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Tomato (#F2013F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#F30741 color codes

HEX	`#F30741`
RGB	`rgb(243, 7, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 2.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 94%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 97%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 73%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, 77.92, 36.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 86.21, 25.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.997, 19.595, 6.782)`
Decimal	`15927105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F30741, 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 #F30741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F30741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #F30741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f30741; }
.text { color: #f30741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f30741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 7 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f30741, #f34307); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #F30741?: #F30741 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F30741?: The RGB value is 243, 7, 65: 243 red, 7 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F30741?: The complementary color is #07F3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F30741?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.