All About Color Red

#FF0000

Red pigment made from ochre was one of the first colors used in prehistoric art. The Ancient Egyptians and Mayans colored their faces red in ceremonies; Roman generals had their bodies colored red to celebrate victories.

About Red

Red is a medium red color with the hex code #FF0000. In RGB it is red 255, green 0, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 100%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 4.00:1 on white and 5.25:1 on black.

#FF0000 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, 00, 00
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal255, 0, 0
HSL0°, 100%, 50%
RGB Octal377, 0, 0
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 100.00%, 100.00%
RGB Binary11111111, 0, 0
CIE-L*AB53.23, 80.11, 67.22
RGB Percent100.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH53.23, 104.58, 40.00
XYZ41.24, 21.26, 1.93
CIE-L*UV53.23, 175.06, 37.76
xyY0.64, 0.33, 21.26
Hunter-Lab46.11, 78.96, 29.79
RYB100.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FF0000 on a dark background: contrast 5.25:1, passes WCAG AA.
#FF0000 on a light background: contrast 4.00:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Red. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FF0000 · #FF5C5C · #A30000 · #00FFFF · #5CFFFF

Analogous palette

#FF00FF · #FF0080 · #FF0000 · #FF8000 · #FFFF00

Triadic palette

#FF0000 · #00FF00 · #0000FF · #FF5C5C · #5CFF5C

Tetradic palette

#FF0000 · #80FF00 · #00FFFF · #7F00FF · #A30000

Monochromatic palette

#660000 · #B30000 · #FF0000 · #FF4D4D · #FF9999

Generate more palettes containing Red · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli