All About Color #FF5F42

#FF5F42

About #FF5F42

#FF5F42 is a light red color with the hex code #FF5F42. In RGB it is red 255, green 95, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 9°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 63%, 74%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 3.01:1 on white and 6.97:1 on black.

#FF5F42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, 5F, 42
CMYK0.00%, 62.75%, 74.12%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal255, 95, 66
HSL9°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal377, 137, 102
HSV (HSB)9.21°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary11111111, 1011111, 1000010
CIE-L*AB61.51, 59.35, 48.26
RGB Percent100.00%, 37.25%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH61.51, 76.49, 39.12
XYZ46.32, 29.84, 8.47
CIE-L*UV61.51, 127.09, 39.02
xyY0.55, 0.35, 29.84
Hunter-Lab54.62, 55.76, 29.04
RYB100.00%, 39.32%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FF5F42 on a dark background: contrast 6.97:1, passes WCAG AA.
#FF5F42 on a light background: contrast 3.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FF5F42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FF5F42 · #FFAD9E · #E62200 · #42E3FF · #9EF0FF

Analogous palette

#FF42E3 · #FF4284 · #FF5F42 · #FFBD42 · #E3FF42

Triadic palette

#FF5F42 · #42FF5F · #5F42FF · #FFAD9E · #9EFFAD

Tetradic palette

#FF5F42 · #84FF42 · #42E3FF · #BD42FF · #E62200

Monochromatic palette

#A81900 · #F52500 · #FF5F42 · #FFA08F · #FFE1DB

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