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#F42C4E

#f42c4e ≈ Folly

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f42c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.97% magenta, 68.03% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 349.8°, with 90.09% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Folly (#ff004f), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #2cf4d2

Split complementary

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #2cf46e
  3. #2cb2f4

Analogous

  1. #f42cb2
  2. #f42c4e
  3. #f46e2c

Triadic

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #4ef42c
  3. #2c4ef4

Tetradic

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #f4d22c
  3. #2cf4d2
  4. #2c4ef4

Square

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #b2f42c
  3. #2cf4d2
  4. #6e2cf4

Monochromatic

  1. #80071b
  2. #c90a2b
  3. #f42c4e
  4. #f8758b
  5. #fcbdc8

Shades

#f42c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #dc2846
  3. #c3233e
  4. #ab1f37
  5. #921a2f
  6. #7a1627
  7. #62121f
  8. #490d17
  9. #310910
  10. #180408
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #f54160
  3. #f65671
  4. #f76b83
  5. #f88095
  6. #fa96a7
  7. #fbabb8
  8. #fcc0ca
  9. #fdd5dc
  10. #feeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42c4e
  2. #e83453
  3. #dd3d58
  4. #d1455d
  5. #c64e62
  6. #ba5667
  7. #ae5e6c
  8. #a36771
  9. #976f76
  10. #8c787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba686f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c654e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3544e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6744a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42c4e {
  color: #f42c4e;
}
Background
.bg-f42c4e {
  background-color: #f42c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42c4e {
  border: 2px solid #f42c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42c4e, #f46e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff004f Folly ΔE 2.15 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.62 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.99 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.56 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.84 #0bd3b1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Folly
#f42c4e  rgb(244, 44, 78)  hsl(350, 90%, 56%)  Folly
#2cf4d2  rgb(44, 244, 210)  hsl(170, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#4ef42c  rgb(78, 244, 44)  hsl(110, 90%, 56%)  Neon Green
#2c4ef4  rgb(44, 78, 244)  hsl(230, 90%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue