What color is #FF294E?

#FF294E 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 #FF294E?

The RGB value is 255, 41, 78: 255 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF294E?

The complementary color is #29FFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF294E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF294E color

#FF294E rgb(255, 41, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF294E is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 16.1% green and 30.6% blue (255, 41, 78).

Its hue angle is 350°, 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#FF294E color codes

HEX	`#FF294E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 41, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 16.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 84%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 76.94, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 84.42, 24.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.413, 23.403, 9.438)`
Decimal	`16722254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF294E, 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 #FF294E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF294E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #FF294E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff294e; }
.text { color: #ff294e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff294e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 41 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff294e, #ff6f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #FF294E?: #FF294E 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 #FF294E?: The RGB value is 255, 41, 78: 255 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF294E?: The complementary color is #29FFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF294E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.