What color is #FD5244?

#FD5244 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pumping Spice. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FD5244?

The RGB value is 253, 82, 68: 253 red, 82 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FD5244?

The complementary color is #44EFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD5244?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FD5244 color

#FD5244 rgb(253, 82, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #FD5244 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 32.2% green and 26.7% blue (253, 82, 68).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 98% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 73% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pumping Spice (#F7504A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#FD5244 color codes

HEX	`#FD5244`
RGB	`rgb(253, 82, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 32.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 98%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 73%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 73%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, 63.94, 44.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 78, 34.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.574, 27.341, 8.398)`
Decimal	`16601668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FD5244, 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 #FD5244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FD5244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #FD5244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd5244; }
.text { color: #fd5244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd5244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 82 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd5244, #fdae44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

Questions

What color is #FD5244?: #FD5244 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pumping Spice. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FD5244?: The RGB value is 253, 82, 68: 253 red, 82 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FD5244?: The complementary color is #44EFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD5244?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.