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#F42E09

#f42e09 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f42e09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.15% magenta, 96.31% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 9.45°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #f42e09
  2. #09cff4

Split complementary

  1. #f42e09
  2. #09f4a4
  3. #0959f4

Analogous

  1. #f40959
  2. #f42e09
  3. #f4a409

Triadic

  1. #f42e09
  2. #09f42e
  3. #2e09f4

Tetradic

  1. #f42e09
  2. #cff409
  3. #09cff4
  4. #2e09f4

Square

  1. #f42e09
  2. #59f409
  3. #09cff4
  4. #a409f4

Monochromatic

  1. #601204
  2. #aa2006
  3. #f42e09
  4. #f96b51
  5. #fbaa9b

Shades

#f42e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42e09
  2. #dc2908
  3. #c32507
  4. #ab2006
  5. #921c05
  6. #7a1705
  7. #621204
  8. #490e03
  9. #310902
  10. #180501
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42e09
  2. #f54322
  3. #f6583a
  4. #f76d53
  5. #f8826b
  6. #fa9784
  7. #fbab9d
  8. #fcc0b5
  9. #fdd5ce
  10. #feeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42e09
  2. #e83615
  3. #dd3e21
  4. #d1472d
  5. #c64f39
  6. #ba5745
  7. #ae5f50
  8. #a3675c
  9. #977068
  10. #8c7874
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba6864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b55300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c87400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42e09 {
  color: #f42e09;
}
Background
.bg-f42e09 {
  background-color: #f42e09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42e09 {
  border: 2px solid #f42e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 46 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42e09, #f4a409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 46 9 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 1.79 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 1.94 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.08 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.24 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.31 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 5.18 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.98 #0bd1f6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Scarlet
#f42e09  rgb(244, 46, 9)  hsl(9, 93%, 50%)  Scarlet
#09cff4  rgb(9, 207, 244)  hsl(189, 93%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#09f42e  rgb(9, 244, 46)  hsl(129, 93%, 50%)  Lime
#2e09f4  rgb(46, 9, 244)  hsl(249, 93%, 50%)  Blue