What color is #FA1D00?

#FA1D00 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Spectacular Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FA1D00?

The RGB value is 250, 29, 0: 250 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FA1D00?

The complementary color is #00DDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA1D00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FA1D00 color

#FA1D00 rgb(250, 29, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #FA1D00 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 11.4% green and 0% blue (250, 29, 0).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 100% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Spectacular Scarlet (#F72305), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#FA1D00 color codes

HEX	`#FA1D00`
RGB	`rgb(250, 29, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 11.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 100%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, 76.1, 66.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 101.1, 41.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.869, 21.21, 1.995)`
Decimal	`16391424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FA1D00, 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 #FA1D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FA1D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #FA1D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa1d00; }
.text { color: #fa1d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa1d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 29 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa1d00, #fa9a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FA1D00?: #FA1D00 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Spectacular Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FA1D00?: The RGB value is 250, 29, 0: 250 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FA1D00?: The complementary color is #00DDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA1D00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.