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#F41014 Color

#F41014 is rgb(244, 16, 20) in RGB, hsl(359, 91%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F41014
HEX#F41014
RGBrgb(244, 16, 20)
HSLhsl(359, 91%, 51%)
HSVhsv(359, 93%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.245 28.4)
LABlab(52.44% 77.09 62.03)
LCHlch(52.44% 98.95 38.82)

What #F41014 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 #F41014, 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.

#F41014 Channel Values

How #F41014 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 244 · G 16 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 91% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 93% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 92% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F41014 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F41014

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F41014; 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 #F41014

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 #F41014.

How #F41014 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#F41014
Protanopia#6F6F0A
Protanomaly#B4580E
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#C37700
Tritanopia#F41111
Tritanomaly#F41012
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F41014 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f41014: #F41014;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F41014;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f41014': '#F41014' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.063, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_f41014">#F41014</color>
SVG fillfill="#F41014"

More Red Colors

#F41014 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F41014 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F41014?

#F41014 is a mid-tone red — rgb(244, 16, 20) in RGB and hsl(359, 91%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.01.

What is the RGB value of #F41014?

#F41014 is rgb(244, 16, 20) — red 244, green 16, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F41014?

#F41014 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 92%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F41014 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F41014 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F41014 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F41014 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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