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#F12742 Color

#F12742 is rgb(241, 39, 66) in RGB, hsl(352, 88%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 73%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Salsa (#FD3A4A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F12742
HEX#F12742
RGBrgb(241, 39, 66)
HSLhsl(352, 88%, 55%)
HSVhsv(352, 84%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 73%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.231 21.6)
LABlab(53.34% 73.78 39.39)
LCHlch(53.34% 83.63 28.10)

What #F12742 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 #F12742, 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.

#F12742 Channel Values

How #F12742 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 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 88% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 84% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 73% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F12742 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F12742

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F12742; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F12742

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F12742.

How #F12742 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#F12742
Protanopia#727240
Protanomaly#B35C41
Deuteranopia#969631
Deuteranomaly#C17938
Tritanopia#F02B2B
Tritanomaly#F12A36
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F12742 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f12742: #F12742;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F12742;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f12742': '#F12742' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.153, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_f12742">#F12742</color>
SVG fillfill="#F12742"

More Red Colors

#F12742 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F12742 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F12742?

#F12742 is a mid-tone red — rgb(241, 39, 66) in RGB and hsl(352, 88%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Salsa (#FD3A4A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #F12742?

#F12742 is rgb(241, 39, 66) — red 241, green 39, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F12742?

#F12742 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 73%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F12742 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F12742 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F12742 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F12742 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 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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