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#FF342B

#ff342b ≈ Candy Apple Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff342b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 20.39% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.61% magenta, 83.14% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 2.55°, with 100% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Candy Apple Red (#ff0800), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #ff342b
  2. #2bf6ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff342b
  2. #2bff9e
  3. #2b8cff

Analogous

  1. #ff2b8c
  2. #ff342b
  3. #ff9e2b

Triadic

  1. #ff342b
  2. #2bff34
  3. #342bff

Tetradic

  1. #ff342b
  2. #f6ff2b
  3. #2bf6ff
  4. #342bff

Square

  1. #ff342b
  2. #8cff2b
  3. #2bf6ff
  4. #9e2bff

Monochromatic

  1. #910600
  2. #dd0900
  3. #ff342b
  4. #ff7d77
  5. #ffc7c4

Shades

#ff342b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff342b
  2. #e62f27
  3. #cc2a22
  4. #b3241e
  5. #991f1a
  6. #801a16
  7. #661511
  8. #4d100d
  9. #330a09
  10. #1a0504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff342b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff342b
  2. #ff4840
  3. #ff5d55
  4. #ff716b
  5. #ff8580
  6. #ff9a95
  7. #ffaeaa
  8. #ffc2bf
  9. #ffd6d5
  10. #ffebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff342b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff342b
  2. #f23c34
  3. #e6433c
  4. #d94b45
  5. #cc524d
  6. #c05a56
  7. #b3625e
  8. #a66967
  9. #99716f
  10. #8d7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c36e6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776a27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8961e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd5928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d17a24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff342b {
  color: #ff342b;
}
Background
.bg-ff342b {
  background-color: #ff342b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff342b {
  border: 2px solid #ff342b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff342b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 52 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff342b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff342b, #ff9e2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff342b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 52 43 / 0.35);
}

#ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 4.59 #ff0000 Red ΔE 4.61 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.79 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.79 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.84 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.98 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.34 #00cbd4 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Candy Apple Red
#ff342b  rgb(255, 52, 43)  hsl(3, 100%, 58%)  Candy Apple Red
#2bf6ff  rgb(43, 246, 255)  hsl(183, 100%, 58%)  Aqua
#2bff34  rgb(43, 255, 52)  hsl(123, 100%, 58%)  Lime
#342bff  rgb(52, 43, 255)  hsl(243, 100%, 58%)  Han Purple