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#F13235 Color

#F13235 is rgb(241, 50, 53) in RGB, hsl(359, 87%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 78%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Coral (#FF4040), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F13235
HEX#F13235
RGBrgb(241, 50, 53)
HSLhsl(359, 87%, 57%)
HSVhsv(359, 79%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 78%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.225 26.1)
LABlab(54.10% 71.01 47.48)
LCHlch(54.10% 85.43 33.77)

What #F13235 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 #F13235, 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.

#F13235 Channel Values

How #F13235 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 50 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 87% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 79% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 78% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F13235 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F13235

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F13235; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F13235

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 #F13235.

How #F13235 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#F13235
Protanopia#757532
Protanomaly#B46133
Deuteranopia#98981D
Deuteranomaly#C27C28
Tritanopia#F13232
Tritanomaly#F13233
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F13235 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f13235: #F13235;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F13235;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f13235': '#F13235' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.196, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_f13235">#F13235</color>
SVG fillfill="#F13235"

More Red Colors

#F13235 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F13235 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F13235?

#F13235 is a mid-tone red — rgb(241, 50, 53) in RGB and hsl(359, 87%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Coral (#FF4040), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.26.

What is the RGB value of #F13235?

#F13235 is rgb(241, 50, 53) — red 241, green 50, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F13235?

#F13235 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 78%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F13235 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F13235 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F13235 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F13235 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 13.52, which is visibly different.

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