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#FB3123 Color

#FB3123 is rgb(251, 49, 35) in RGB, hsl(4, 96%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 86%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB3123
HEX#FB3123
RGBrgb(251, 49, 35)
HSLhsl(4, 96%, 56%)
HSVhsv(4, 86%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 86%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.236 29.4)
LABlab(55.85% 73.72 58.82)
LCHlch(55.85% 94.31 38.58)

What #FB3123 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 #FB3123, 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.

#FB3123 Channel Values

How #FB3123 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 251 · G 49 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 96% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 86% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 86% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB3123 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB3123 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB3123

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB3123; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FB3123

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 #FB3123.

How #FB3123 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#FB3123
Protanopia#79791D
Protanomaly#BB6420
Deuteranopia#9E9E00
Deuteranomaly#CA8004
Tritanopia#FB2F2F
Tritanomaly#FB302B
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB3123 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb3123: #FB3123;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB3123;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb3123': '#FB3123' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.192, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_fb3123">#FB3123</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB3123"

More Red Colors

#FB3123 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB3123 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB3123?

#FB3123 is a mid-tone red — rgb(251, 49, 35) in RGB and hsl(4, 96%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #FB3123?

#FB3123 is rgb(251, 49, 35) — red 251, green 49, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB3123?

#FB3123 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 86%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB3123 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB3123 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB3123 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB3123 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 13.18, which is visibly different.

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