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#F91010 Color

#F91010 is rgb(249, 16, 16) in RGB, hsl(0, 95%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Red (#FF1818), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F91010
HEX#F91010
RGBrgb(249, 16, 16)
HSLhsl(0, 95%, 52%)
HSVhsv(0, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.25 28.8)
LABlab(53.47% 78.31 64.53)
LCHlch(53.47% 101.47 39.49)

What #F91010 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 #F91010, 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.

#F91010 Channel Values

How #F91010 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 249 · G 16 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 95% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F91010 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F91010

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F91010; 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 #F91010

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 #F91010.

How #F91010 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#F91010
Protanopia#717103
Protanomaly#B85A09
Deuteranopia#999900
Deuteranomaly#C77900
Tritanopia#F91010
Tritanomaly#F91010
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F91010 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f91010: #F91010;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F91010;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f91010': '#F91010' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.063, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_f91010">#F91010</color>
SVG fillfill="#F91010"

More Red Colors

#F91010 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F91010 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F91010?

#F91010 is a mid-tone red — rgb(249, 16, 16) in RGB and hsl(0, 95%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Red (#FF1818), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.1.

What is the RGB value of #F91010?

#F91010 is rgb(249, 16, 16) — red 249, green 16, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F91010?

#F91010 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F91010 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F91010 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F91010 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F91010 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 5.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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