Skip to content

#F12738 Color

#F12738 is rgb(241, 39, 56) in RGB, hsl(355, 88%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 77%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial Red (#ED2939), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F12738
HEX#F12738
RGBrgb(241, 39, 56)
HSLhsl(355, 88%, 55%)
HSVhsv(355, 84%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 77%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.231 24.1)
LABlab(53.24% 73.53 44.99)
LCHlch(53.24% 86.20 31.46)

What #F12738 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F12738, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F12738 Channel Values

How #F12738 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 241 · G 39 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 88% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 84% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 77% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F12738 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F12738 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F12738

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F12738; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F12738

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F12738.

How #F12738 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F12738
Protanopia#727235
Protanomaly#B35C36
Deuteranopia#969622
Deuteranomaly#C1792C
Tritanopia#F12A2A
Tritanomaly#F12930
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F12738 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f12738: #F12738;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F12738;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f12738': '#F12738' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.153, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_f12738">#F12738</color>
SVG fillfill="#F12738"

More Red Colors

#F12738 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F12738 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F12738?

#F12738 is a mid-tone red — rgb(241, 39, 56) in RGB and hsl(355, 88%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial Red (#ED2939), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #F12738?

#F12738 is rgb(241, 39, 56) — red 241, green 39, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F12738?

#F12738 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 77%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F12738 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F12738 scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F12738 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F12738 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.14, which is visibly different.

Open #F12738 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.