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#F42C19

#f42c19 ≈ Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f42c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.97% magenta, 89.75% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 5.21°, with 90.87% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Red (#ff0000), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.211

Complementary

  1. #f42c19
  2. #19e1f4

Split complementary

  1. #f42c19
  2. #19f49a
  3. #1973f4

Analogous

  1. #f41973
  2. #f42c19
  3. #f49a19

Triadic

  1. #f42c19
  2. #19f42c
  3. #2c19f4

Tetradic

  1. #f42c19
  2. #e1f419
  3. #19e1f4
  4. #2c19f4

Square

  1. #f42c19
  2. #73f419
  3. #19e1f4
  4. #9a19f4

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0e05
  2. #b81809
  3. #f42c19
  4. #f76f62
  5. #fbb2ab

Shades

#f42c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42c19
  2. #dc2817
  3. #c32314
  4. #ab1f12
  5. #921a0f
  6. #7a160d
  7. #62120a
  8. #490d08
  9. #310905
  10. #180403
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42c19
  2. #f54130
  3. #f65647
  4. #f76b5e
  5. #f88075
  6. #fa968c
  7. #fbaba3
  8. #fcc0ba
  9. #fdd5d1
  10. #feeae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42c19
  2. #e83423
  3. #dd3d2e
  4. #d14538
  5. #c64e42
  6. #ba564d
  7. #ae5e57
  8. #a36761
  9. #976f6b
  10. #8c7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba6765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706311 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b45214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7730c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42c19 {
  color: #f42c19;
}
Background
.bg-f42c19 {
  background-color: #f42c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42c19 {
  border: 2px solid #f42c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 91% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42c19, #f49a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#ff0000 Red ΔE 2.22 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.24 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.93 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.20 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.44 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.46 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.46 #0bd3e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Red
#f42c19  rgb(244, 44, 25)  hsl(5, 91%, 53%)  Red
#19e1f4  rgb(25, 225, 244)  hsl(185, 91%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#19f42c  rgb(25, 244, 44)  hsl(125, 91%, 53%)  Lime
#2c19f4  rgb(44, 25, 244)  hsl(245, 91%, 53%)  Blue