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#FB271A

#fb271a ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fb271a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 15.29% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.46% magenta, 89.64% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 3.47°, with 96.57% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.2203

Complementary

  1. #fb271a
  2. #1aeefb

Split complementary

  1. #fb271a
  2. #1afb98
  3. #1a7dfb

Analogous

  1. #fb1a7d
  2. #fb271a
  3. #fb981a

Triadic

  1. #fb271a
  2. #1afb27
  3. #271afb

Tetradic

  1. #fb271a
  2. #eefb1a
  3. #1aeefb
  4. #271afb

Square

  1. #fb271a
  2. #7dfb1a
  3. #1aeefb
  4. #981afb

Monochromatic

  1. #7a0902
  2. #c50f03
  3. #fb271a
  4. #fc6e65
  5. #feb5b0

Shades

#fb271a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb271a
  2. #e22317
  3. #c91f15
  4. #b01b12
  5. #971710
  6. #7e140d
  7. #64100a
  8. #4b0c08
  9. #320805
  10. #190403
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb271a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb271a
  2. #fb3d31
  3. #fc5248
  4. #fc685f
  5. #fd7d76
  6. #fd938d
  7. #fda9a3
  8. #febeba
  9. #fed4d1
  10. #ffe9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb271a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb271a
  2. #ef3024
  3. #e2392e
  4. #d64239
  5. #ca4b43
  6. #be544d
  7. #b15c57
  8. #a56561
  9. #996e6c
  10. #8c7776
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf6967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716412 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b95216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd750c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb271a {
  color: #fb271a;
}
Background
.bg-fb271a {
  background-color: #fb271a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb271a {
  border: 2px solid #fb271a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb271a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 39 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb271a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb271a, #fb981a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb271a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 39 26 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 2.12 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.12 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 2.78 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 3.05 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.68 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.91 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.91 #04d8e5 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#fb271a  rgb(251, 39, 26)  hsl(3, 97%, 54%)  Candy Apple Red
#1aeefb  rgb(26, 238, 251)  hsl(183, 97%, 54%)  Electric Blue
#1afb27  rgb(26, 251, 39)  hsl(123, 97%, 54%)  Lime
#271afb  rgb(39, 26, 251)  hsl(243, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine