All About Color #F42F2F

#F42F2F

About #F42F2F

#F42F2F is a medium red color with the hex code #F42F2F. In RGB it is red 244, green 47, blue 47; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 90%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 0%, 81%, 81%, 4%. Its contrast ratio is 3.97:1 on white and 5.29:1 on black.

#F42F2F Color Conversion

Hex tripletF4, 2F, 2F
CMYK0.00%, 80.74%, 80.74%, 4.31%
RGB Decimal244, 47, 47
HSL0°, 90%, 57%
RGB Octal364, 57, 57
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.74%, 95.69%
RGB Binary11110100, 101111, 101111
CIE-L*AB53.46, 71.63, 49.17
RGB Percent95.69%, 18.43%, 18.43%
CIE-L*CH53.46, 86.88, 34.47
XYZ38.84, 21.47, 4.79
CIE-L*UV53.46, 150.22, 32.40
xyY0.60, 0.33, 21.47
Hunter-Lab46.34, 68.52, 26.31
RYB95.69%, 18.43%, 18.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#F42F2F on a dark background: contrast 5.29:1, passes WCAG AA.
#F42F2F on a light background: contrast 3.97:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #F42F2F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#F42F2F · #F98686 · #BD0A0A · #2FF4F4 · #86F9F9

Analogous palette

#F42FF4 · #F42F91 · #F42F2F · #F4912F · #F4F42F

Triadic palette

#F42F2F · #2FF42F · #2F2FF4 · #F98686 · #86F986

Tetradic palette

#F42F2F · #91F42F · #2FF4F4 · #912FF4 · #BD0A0A

Monochromatic palette

#830707 · #CB0B0B · #F42F2F · #F87777 · #FCC0C0

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