ColorTool
Log in
#FF2400

#ff2400 Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ff2400 (Scarlet) is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 14.12% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.88% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 8.47°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ff3300
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2252

Complementary

  1. #ff2400
  2. #00dbff

Split complementary

  1. #ff2400
  2. #00ffa3
  3. #005cff

Analogous

  1. #ff005c
  2. #ff2400
  3. #ffa300

Triadic

  1. #ff2400
  2. #00ff24
  3. #2400ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff2400
  2. #dbff00
  3. #00dbff
  4. #2400ff

Square

  1. #ff2400
  2. #5cff00
  3. #00dbff
  4. #a300ff

Monochromatic

  1. #660e00
  2. #b31900
  3. #ff2400
  4. #ff664d
  5. #ffa799

Shades

#ff2400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff2400
  2. #e62000
  3. #cc1d00
  4. #b31900
  5. #991600
  6. #801200
  7. #660e00
  8. #4d0b00
  9. #330700
  10. #1a0400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff2400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff2400
  2. #ff3a1a
  3. #ff5033
  4. #ff664d
  5. #ff7c66
  6. #ff9280
  7. #ffa799
  8. #ffbdb3
  9. #ffd3cc
  10. #ffe9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff2400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff2400
  2. #f22d0d
  3. #e6361a
  4. #d94026
  5. #cc4933
  6. #c05240
  7. #b35b4d
  8. #a6645a
  9. #996e66
  10. #8d7773
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c16967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc5200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d07600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ff2400 {
  color: #ff2400;
}
Background
.bg-ff2400 {
  background-color: #ff2400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff2400 {
  border: 2px solid #ff2400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff2400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 36 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff2400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff2400, #ffa300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff2400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 36 0 / 0.35);
}

#ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 0.39 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 1.68 #ff0000 Red ΔE 1.95 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 2.36 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.45 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.77 #00dbff Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ff2400  rgb(255, 36, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 50%)  Scarlet
#00dbff  rgb(0, 219, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#00ff24  rgb(0, 255, 36)  hsl(128, 100%, 50%)  Lime
#2400ff  rgb(36, 0, 255)  hsl(248, 100%, 50%)  Blue