What color is #F45B58?

#F45B58 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Mana. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F45B58?

The RGB value is 244, 91, 88: 244 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F45B58?

The complementary color is #58F1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F45B58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F45B58 color

#F45B58 rgb(244, 91, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #F45B58 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 35.7% green and 34.5% blue (244, 91, 88).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 64% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Red Mana (#F95554), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#F45B58 color codes

HEX	`#F45B58`
RGB	`rgb(244, 91, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 35.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 64%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 64%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, 58.43, 33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 67.27, 29.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.815, 27.426, 12.27)`
Decimal	`16014168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F45B58, 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 #F45B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F45B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #F45B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f45b58; }
.text { color: #f45b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f45b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 91 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f45b58, #f4a958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #F45B58?: #F45B58 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Mana. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F45B58?: The RGB value is 244, 91, 88: 244 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F45B58?: The complementary color is #58F1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F45B58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.