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#F52933 Color

#F52933 is rgb(245, 41, 51) in RGB, hsl(357, 91%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 79%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Red (#E60026), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F52933
HEX#F52933
RGBrgb(245, 41, 51)
HSLhsl(357, 91%, 56%)
HSVhsv(357, 83%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 79%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.234 25.6)
LABlab(54.14% 74.09 48.92)
LCHlch(54.14% 88.79 33.44)

What #F52933 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 #F52933, 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.

#F52933 Channel Values

How #F52933 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 41 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 91% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 83% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 79% · K 4%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 #F52933 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F52933 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F52933

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F52933; 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 #F52933

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 #F52933.

How #F52933 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#F52933
Protanopia#747430
Protanomaly#B65F31
Deuteranopia#999916
Deuteranomaly#C57B25
Tritanopia#F52A2A
Tritanomaly#F52A2E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F52933 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f52933: #F52933;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F52933;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f52933': '#F52933' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.161, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_f52933">#F52933</color>
SVG fillfill="#F52933"

More Red Colors

#F52933 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F52933 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F52933?

#F52933 is a mid-tone red — rgb(245, 41, 51) in RGB and hsl(357, 91%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Red (#E60026), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #F52933?

#F52933 is rgb(245, 41, 51) — red 245, green 41, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F52933?

#F52933 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 79%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F52933 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F52933 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 #F52933 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F52933 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 15.09, which is visibly different.

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