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#F02400

#f02400 ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f02400 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 14.12% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 100% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #f02400
  2. #00ccf0

Split complementary

  1. #f02400
  2. #00f09c
  3. #0054f0

Analogous

  1. #f00054
  2. #f02400
  3. #f09c00

Triadic

  1. #f02400
  2. #00f024
  3. #2400f0

Tetradic

  1. #f02400
  2. #ccf000
  3. #00ccf0
  4. #2400f0

Square

  1. #f02400
  2. #54f000
  3. #00ccf0
  4. #9c00f0

Monochromatic

  1. #570d00
  2. #a41900
  3. #f02400
  4. #ff5b3e
  5. #ff9c8a

Shades

#f02400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f02400
  2. #d82000
  3. #c01d00
  4. #a81900
  5. #901600
  6. #781200
  7. #600e00
  8. #480b00
  9. #300700
  10. #180400
  11. #000000

Tints

#f02400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f02400
  2. #f23a1a
  3. #f35033
  4. #f5664d
  5. #f67c66
  6. #f89280
  7. #f9a799
  8. #fbbdb3
  9. #fcd3cc
  10. #fee9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f02400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f02400
  2. #e52d0d
  3. #da361a
  4. #ce4026
  5. #c34933
  6. #b85240
  7. #ad5b4d
  8. #a2645a
  9. #966e66
  10. #8b7773
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66361 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b14e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c47000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f02400 {
  color: #f02400;
}
Background
.bg-f02400 {
  background-color: #f02400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f02400 {
  border: 2px solid #f02400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f02400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 36 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f02400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f02400, #f09c00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f02400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 36 0 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.61 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.63 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 3.05 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.26 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.68 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.29 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.35 #0fdbff Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#f02400  rgb(240, 36, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#00ccf0  rgb(0, 204, 240)  hsl(189, 100%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#00f024  rgb(0, 240, 36)  hsl(129, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#2400f0  rgb(36, 0, 240)  hsl(249, 100%, 47%)  Blue