What color is #FF2850?

#FF2850 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Paddle Pop. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF2850?

The RGB value is 255, 40, 80: 255 red, 40 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF2850?

The complementary color is #28FFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF2850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF2850 color

#FF2850 rgb(255, 40, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF2850 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 15.7% green and 31.4% blue (255, 40, 80).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 100% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Paddle Pop (#FE314B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#FF2850 color codes

HEX	`#FF2850`
RGB	`rgb(255, 40, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 15.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 100%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 84%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, 77.22, 33.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 84.19, 23.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.452, 23.364, 9.81)`
Decimal	`16722000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF2850, 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 #FF2850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF2850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #FF2850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff2850; }
.text { color: #ff2850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff2850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 40 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff2850, #ff6b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #FF2850?: #FF2850 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Paddle Pop. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF2850?: The RGB value is 255, 40, 80: 255 red, 40 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF2850?: The complementary color is #28FFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF2850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.