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#F80D28 Color

#F80D28 is rgb(248, 13, 40) in RGB, hsl(353, 94%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 95%, 84%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Pigment) (#ED1C24), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F80D28
HEX#F80D28
RGBrgb(248, 13, 40)
HSLhsl(353, 94%, 51%)
HSVhsv(353, 95%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 84%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.248 25.7)
LABlab(53.28% 78.55 54.23)
LCHlch(53.28% 95.45 34.62)

What #F80D28 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 #F80D28, 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.

#F80D28 Channel Values

How #F80D28 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 248 · G 13 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 94% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 95% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 95% · Y 84% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F80D28 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 text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F80D28

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F80D28; 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 #F80D28

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 #F80D28.

How #F80D28 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#F80D28
Protanopia#707023
Protanomaly#B75925
Deuteranopia#989800
Deuteranomaly#C67811
Tritanopia#F81212
Tritanomaly#F8101D
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F80D28 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f80d28: #F80D28;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F80D28;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f80d28': '#F80D28' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.051, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_f80d28">#F80D28</color>
SVG fillfill="#F80D28"

More Red Colors

#F80D28 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F80D28 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F80D28?

#F80D28 is a mid-tone red — rgb(248, 13, 40) in RGB and hsl(353, 94%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Pigment) (#ED1C24), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #F80D28?

#F80D28 is rgb(248, 13, 40) — red 248, green 13, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F80D28?

#F80D28 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 95%, 84%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F80D28 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F80D28 scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F80D28 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F80D28 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 15.86, which is visibly different.

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