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#F70240 Color

#F70240 is rgb(247, 2, 64) in RGB, hsl(345, 98%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Munsell) (#F2003C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F70240
HEX#F70240
RGBrgb(247, 2, 64)
HSLhsl(345, 98%, 49%)
HSVhsv(345, 99%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.248 20.4)
LABlab(53.00% 79.51 40.61)
LCHlch(53.00% 89.29 27.06)

What #F70240 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 #F70240, 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.

#F70240 Channel Values

How #F70240 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 247 · G 2 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 98% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 99% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 74% · K 3%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 #F70240 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 #F70240

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F70240; 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 #F70240

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 #F70240.

How #F70240 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#F70240
Protanopia#6F6F3D
Protanomaly#B6573E
Deuteranopia#97972C
Deuteranomaly#C57735
Tritanopia#F61414
Tritanomaly#F70E2C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F70240 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f70240: #F70240;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F70240;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f70240': '#F70240' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.008, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_f70240">#F70240</color>
SVG fillfill="#F70240"

More Red Colors

#F70240 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F70240 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F70240?

#F70240 is a mid-tone red — rgb(247, 2, 64) in RGB and hsl(345, 98%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Munsell) (#F2003C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.79.

What is the RGB value of #F70240?

#F70240 is rgb(247, 2, 64) — red 247, green 2, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F70240?

#F70240 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F70240 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F70240 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 #F70240 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F70240 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 10.98, which is visibly different.

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