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#FF2A08

#ff2a08 ≈ Scarlet

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff2a08 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 16.47% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.53% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 8.26°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Scarlet (#ff2400), ΔE 0.59.

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Web safe#ff3300
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Relative luminance0.2293

Complementary

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #08ddff

Split complementary

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #08ffa6
  3. #0862ff

Analogous

  1. #ff0862
  2. #ff2a08
  3. #ffa608

Triadic

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #08ff2a
  3. #2a08ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #ddff08
  3. #08ddff
  4. #2a08ff

Square

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #62ff08
  3. #08ddff
  4. #a608ff

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0f00
  2. #bb1a00
  3. #ff2a08
  4. #ff6c55
  5. #ffaea1

Shades

#ff2a08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #e62607
  3. #cc2206
  4. #b31d06
  5. #991905
  6. #801504
  7. #661103
  8. #4d0d02
  9. #330802
  10. #1a0401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff2a08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #ff3f21
  3. #ff5539
  4. #ff6a52
  5. #ff7f6b
  6. #ff9584
  7. #ffaa9c
  8. #ffbfb5
  9. #ffd4ce
  10. #ffeae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff2a08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #f23314
  3. #e63b20
  4. #d9442c
  5. #cc4c38
  6. #c05544
  7. #b35e50
  8. #a6665c
  9. #996f68
  10. #8d7774
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c26b68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc5400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d07800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff2a08 {
  color: #ff2a08;
}
Background
.bg-ff2a08 {
  background-color: #ff2a08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff2a08 {
  border: 2px solid #ff2a08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff2a08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 42 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff2a08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff2a08, #ffa608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff2a08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 42 8 / 0.35);
}

#ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 0.59 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 0.60 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 1.94 #ff0000 Red ΔE 2.20 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 2.26 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.32 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 5.69 #00d5f7 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Scarlet
#ff2a08  rgb(255, 42, 8)  hsl(8, 100%, 52%)  Scarlet
#08ddff  rgb(8, 221, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#08ff2a  rgb(8, 255, 42)  hsl(128, 100%, 52%)  Lime
#2a08ff  rgb(42, 8, 255)  hsl(248, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine