What color is #FF4848?

#FF4848 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Burst. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF4848?

The RGB value is 255, 72, 72: 255 red, 72 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF4848?

The complementary color is #48FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4848?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF4848 color

#FF4848 rgb(255, 72, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF4848 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 28.2% green and 28.2% blue (255, 72, 72).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 72% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blood Burst (#FF474C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#FF4848 color codes

HEX	`#FF4848`
RGB	`rgb(255, 72, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 28.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 72%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.39, 68.29, 41.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.39, 79.95, 31.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.732, 26.369, 8.864)`
Decimal	`16730184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF4848, 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 #FF4848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #FF4848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4848; }
.text { color: #ff4848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 72 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4848, #ffa348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

Questions

What color is #FF4848?: #FF4848 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Burst. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF4848?: The RGB value is 255, 72, 72: 255 red, 72 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF4848?: The complementary color is #48FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4848?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.