#FB3D49

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FB3D49

The hex code #FB3D49 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 251 red, 61 green, and 73 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 76% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FB3D49
RGB251, 61, 73
HSL356.2°, 96.0%, 61.2%
CMYK0%, 76%, 71%, 2%
HSV356.2°, 75.7%, 98.4%
LAB56.4, 70.7, 38.5
XYZ42.7, 24.3, 8.8
Decimal16465225

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.87:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FB3D49; }
.text-color { color: #FB3D49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FB3D49; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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