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#F42E2F

#f42e2f ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f42e2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.15% magenta, 80.74% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 359.7°, 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.2139

Complementary

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #2ef4f3

Split complementary

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #2ef490
  3. #2e92f4

Analogous

  1. #f42e92
  2. #f42e2f
  3. #f4902e

Triadic

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #2ff42e
  3. #2e2ff4

Tetradic

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #f4f32e
  3. #2ef4f3
  4. #2e2ff4

Square

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #92f42e
  3. #2ef4f3
  4. #902ef4

Monochromatic

  1. #820707
  2. #cb0b0c
  3. #f42e2f
  4. #f87777
  5. #fcbfc0

Shades

#f42e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #dc292a
  3. #c32526
  4. #ab2021
  5. #921c1c
  6. #7a1718
  7. #621213
  8. #490e0e
  9. #310909
  10. #180505
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #f54344
  3. #f65859
  4. #f76d6d
  5. #f88282
  6. #fa9797
  7. #fbabac
  8. #fcc0c1
  9. #fdd5d5
  10. #feeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42e2f
  2. #e83637
  3. #dd3e3f
  4. #d14747
  5. #c64f4f
  6. #ba5758
  7. #ae5f60
  8. #a36768
  9. #977070
  10. #8c7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba6868 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70642c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4542d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c77429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42e2f {
  color: #f42e2f;
}
Background
.bg-f42e2f {
  background-color: #f42e2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42e2f {
  border: 2px solid #f42e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 46 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42e2f, #f4902e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 46 47 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.93 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.93 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.18 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.18 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.65 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.76 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.85 #0bd1d0 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#f42e2f  rgb(244, 46, 47)  hsl(360, 90%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#2ef4f3  rgb(46, 244, 243)  hsl(180, 90%, 57%)  Aqua
#2ff42e  rgb(47, 244, 46)  hsl(120, 90%, 57%)  Lime
#2e2ff4  rgb(46, 47, 244)  hsl(240, 90%, 57%)  Han Purple