Information about #F81918 color

#F81918 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F81918 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(248, 25, 24) — 97.3% red, 9.8% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 90 / 90 / 3. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F81918 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Faith & Scars Red (#FF2013). Slightly further away sit Vivid Red (#F70D1A) and Love Red (#E41B17).

In RGB terms — rgb(248, 25, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F81918: 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.

#F81918 color variations

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

#F81918 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 #F81918

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

Vivid Red color link
Vivid Red

#F70D1A

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Opera Red color link
Opera Red

#FF1B2D

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Vibrant Red color link
Vibrant Red

#FF272A

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F81918
  • RGB248, 25, 24
  • CMYK0, 90, 90, 3
  • CSSrgb(248, 25, 24)
  • HSL0°, 94%, 53%
  • HSL Precise0.268°, 94.118%, 53.333%
  • HSV0°, 90%, 97%
  • HSB0°, 90%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.098, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.098, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.098, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF81918
  • DECIMAL ID16259352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01