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#F83041 Color

#F83041 is rgb(248, 48, 65) in RGB, hsl(355, 93%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 74%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial Red (#ED2939), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F83041
HEX#F83041
RGBrgb(248, 48, 65)
HSLhsl(355, 93%, 58%)
HSVhsv(355, 81%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 74%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.231 23.2)
LABlab(55.40% 73.70 42.67)
LCHlch(55.40% 85.16 30.07)

What #F83041 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 #F83041, 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.

#F83041 Channel Values

How #F83041 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 48 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 93% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 81% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 74% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F83041 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F83041

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F83041; 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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Tints & Shades of #F83041

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 #F83041.

How #F83041 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#F83041
Protanopia#77773E
Protanomaly#B9623F
Deuteranopia#9C9C2E
Deuteranomaly#C77E37
Tritanopia#F83232
Tritanomaly#F83239
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F83041 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f83041: #F83041;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F83041;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f83041': '#F83041' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.188, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_f83041">#F83041</color>
SVG fillfill="#F83041"

More Red Colors

#F83041 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F83041 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F83041?

#F83041 is a mid-tone red — rgb(248, 48, 65) in RGB and hsl(355, 93%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial Red (#ED2939), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #F83041?

#F83041 is rgb(248, 48, 65) — red 248, green 48, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F83041?

#F83041 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 74%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F83041 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F83041 scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F83041 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F83041 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 10.69, which is visibly different.

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