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#F5191D Color

#F5191D is rgb(245, 25, 29) in RGB, hsl(359, 92%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 88%, 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 2.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5191D
HEX#F5191D
RGBrgb(245, 25, 29)
HSLhsl(359, 92%, 53%)
HSVhsv(359, 90%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 88%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.243 27.9)
LABlab(53.04% 76.43 58.91)
LCHlch(53.04% 96.49 37.62)

What #F5191D 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 #F5191D, 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.

#F5191D Channel Values

How #F5191D 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 245 · G 25 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 92% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 90% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 88% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5191D 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 text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5191D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5191D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F5191D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5191D.

How #F5191D 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#F5191D
Protanopia#717116
Protanomaly#B55A19
Deuteranopia#979700
Deuteranomaly#C47800
Tritanopia#F51A1A
Tritanomaly#F5191B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5191D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5191d: #F5191D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5191D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5191d': '#F5191D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.098, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_f5191d">#F5191D</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5191D"

More Red Colors

#F5191D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5191D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5191D?

#F5191D is a mid-tone red — rgb(245, 25, 29) in RGB and hsl(359, 92%, 53%) 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 2.28.

What is the RGB value of #F5191D?

#F5191D is rgb(245, 25, 29) — red 245, green 25, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5191D?

#F5191D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 88%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5191D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5191D scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5191D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5191D 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 11.89, which is visibly different.

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