Information about #F12912 color

#F12912 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F12912 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(241, 41, 18) — 94.5% red, 16.1% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 87 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F12912 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vermillion (#F4320C). Slightly further away sit Lava Red (#E42217) and Faith & Scars Red (#FF2013).

The recipe behind #F12912 is rgb(241, 41, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F12912: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F12912 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F12912 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F12912

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vermillion color link
Vermillion

#F4320C

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Tomato Red color link
Tomato Red

#EC2D01

Orangish Red color link
Orangish Red

#F43605

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Ferrari Red color link
Ferrari Red

#FF2800

Scarlet color link
Scarlet

#FF2400

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F12912
  • RGB241, 41, 18
  • CMYK0, 78, 87, 5
  • CSSrgb(241, 41, 18)
  • HSL6°, 89%, 51%
  • HSL Precise6.188°, 88.845%, 50.784%
  • HSV6°, 93%, 95%
  • HSB6°, 93%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.945, 0.161, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.945, 0.161, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.945, 0.161, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF12912
  • DECIMAL ID15804690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01