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#F42E4E

#f42e4e ≈ Folly

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f42e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.15% magenta, 68.03% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 350.3°, with 90% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Folly (#ff004f), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.2174

Complementary

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #2ef4d4

Split complementary

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #2ef471
  3. #2eb1f4

Analogous

  1. #f42eb1
  2. #f42e4e
  3. #f4712e

Triadic

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #4ef42e
  3. #2e4ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #f4d42e
  3. #2ef4d4
  4. #2e4ef4

Square

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #b1f42e
  3. #2ef4d4
  4. #712ef4

Monochromatic

  1. #82071b
  2. #cb0b2a
  3. #f42e4e
  4. #f8778c
  5. #fcbfc9

Shades

#f42e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #dc2946
  3. #c3253e
  4. #ab2037
  5. #921c2f
  6. #7a1727
  7. #62121f
  8. #490e17
  9. #310910
  10. #180508
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #f54360
  3. #f65871
  4. #f76d83
  5. #f88295
  6. #fa97a7
  7. #fbabb8
  8. #fcc0ca
  9. #fdd5dc
  10. #feeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42e4e
  2. #e83653
  3. #dd3e58
  4. #d1475d
  5. #c64f62
  6. #ba5767
  7. #ae5f6c
  8. #a36771
  9. #977076
  10. #8c787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba6970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c664e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3554e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6744a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42e4e {
  color: #f42e4e;
}
Background
.bg-f42e4e {
  background-color: #f42e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42e4e {
  border: 2px solid #f42e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42e4e, #f4712e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff004f Folly ΔE 2.31 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.81 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.96 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.37 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.66 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.75 #0bd1b1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Folly
#f42e4e  rgb(244, 46, 78)  hsl(350, 90%, 57%)  Folly
#2ef4d4  rgb(46, 244, 212)  hsl(170, 90%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#4ef42e  rgb(78, 244, 46)  hsl(110, 90%, 57%)  Neon Green
#2e4ef4  rgb(46, 78, 244)  hsl(230, 90%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue