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#f32613

a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: Red

RGB
243, 38, 19
HSL
5°, 90%, 51%
CMYK
0, 84, 92, 5
Luminance
0.2049

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f32613 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f32613
Hue
red
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
53%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2049
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
14/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.10:1
Closest name
Red
ΔE2000 2
Where it sits
Hue5° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness51%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool14% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f32613
RGBrgb(243, 38, 19)
HSLhsl(5, 90%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 92%, 5%)
LABlab(52.4 72.8 60.5)
LCHlch(52.4 94.7 39.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.618 0.237 30.1)
Decimal15934995
Display P3color(display-p3 0.953 0.149 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f32613;
background-color: #f32613;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f32613] bg-[#f32613]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f32613;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.953, green: 0.149, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f32613")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF32613)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 38, 243)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f32613 · 5.10:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.12:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f32613 as text scores 4.12:1 on white and 5.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f32613 on white: 4.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f32613 on black: 5.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6E6108
deuteranopia · #9F8D00
tritanopia · #FF0026

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f32613 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF3F2
#FBE7E5
#F8C8C3
#FA9D94
#F76C5F
#F43B29
#f32613
#C21A0A
#9B1408
#70130A
#460C06
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF3F2Darkest = 950 · #460C06
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF3F2;
  --brand-100: #FBE7E5;
  --brand-200: #F8C8C3;
  --brand-300: #FA9D94;
  --brand-400: #F76C5F;
  --brand-500: #F43B29;
  --brand-600: #f32613;
  --brand-700: #C21A0A;
  --brand-800: #9B1408;
  --brand-900: #70130A;
  --brand-950: #460C06;
  --brand: #f32613;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f32613

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC4C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B514B
Captions on the surface
Accent#06C6A6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#791006
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE9E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241514
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f32613

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#13E0F3
Analogous left#F31370
Analogous right#F39613
Split-complement 1#13F396
Split-complement 2#1370F3
Triadic 1#13F326
Triadic 2#2613F3
Tetradic#70F313

RGB percentages

Red95.3%
Green14.9%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta84.4%
Yellow92.2%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#f32613 text on a black background

contrast 5.10:1

Card sample

#f32613 text on a white background

contrast 4.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f32613;
Background color
Panel with #f32613 background
background-color: #f32613;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f32613;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(243, 38, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(243, 38, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f32613;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f32613, #F3BB13);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f32613

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f32613 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f32613, answered

What color is #f32613?

#f32613 is a balanced electric red, closest to Red (ΔE2000 2). It sits at 5° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f32613?

rgb(243, 38, 19) — 243 red, 38 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 95.3% / 14.9% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #f32613 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2049 and perceived brightness is 53%, so black text on it reaches 5.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f32613?

Black. It scores 5.10:1 against #f32613, versus 4.12:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f32613?

#13E0F3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13F396 and #1370F3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f32613?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC4C0 for borders, #9B514B for secondary text, #06C6A6 as an accent and #791006 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F31370 and #F39613 stays calm, while #13E0F3 is the loudest partner.

What is #f32613 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 84%, 92%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f32613 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 14 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F34D13; nudged cooler, #F51151.

Work with #f32613 in the Color Lab