Electric Crimson (#FF003F)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.94:1 — vs black: 5.32:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF003F
  • RGB rgb(255, 0, 63)
  • HSL hsl(345, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 75, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF0033

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF003F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
#00FFC0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
#FF00BE
#FF4100
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
Harlequin
#3FFF00
#003FFF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
#00FF41
#00BEFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
#BEFF00
#00FFC0
#4100FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Electric Crimson
#FF003F Base
#660019
#B3002C
#D60035
#FF295E
#FF4D79
#FF99B2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Electric Crimson, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0006
#470012
#75001D
#A30028
#D10034
Electric Crimson #FF003F Base
#FF2E62
#FF5C84
#FF8AA7
#FFB8C9
#FFE6EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF003F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF003F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF003F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF003F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF003F,
        #00FFC0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF003F,
        #00FFC0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$electric-crimson: #FF003F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$electric-crimson-r: 255;
$electric-crimson-g: 0;
$electric-crimson-b: 63;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $electric-crimson;
    color: rgba($electric-crimson-r, $electric-crimson-g, $electric-crimson-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Electric Crimson appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF003F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #93932E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5D5D42 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FE1212 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #808080 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Electric Crimson ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Electric Crimson #FF003F Base
Carmine #FF0040 ΔE 0.24
American Rose #FF033E ΔE 0.32
Carmine Red #FF0038 ΔE 1.67
Tractor Red #FD0E35 ΔE 2.59

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.