All About Color Scarlet

#FF2400

Scarlet is a bold and intense red color. It represents passion and energy, perfect for creating a vibrant and dynamic space.

About Scarlet

Scarlet is a medium red color with the hex code #FF2400. In RGB it is red 255, green 36, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 8°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 86%, 100%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 3.82:1 on white and 5.50:1 on black.

#FF2400 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, 24, 00
CMYK0.00%, 85.88%, 100.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal255, 36, 0
HSL8°, 100%, 50%
RGB Octal377, 44, 0
HSV (HSB)8.47°, 100.00%, 100.00%
RGB Binary11111111, 100100, 0
CIE-L*AB54.58, 76.24, 67.71
RGB Percent100.00%, 14.12%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH54.58, 101.96, 41.61
XYZ41.87, 22.52, 2.14
CIE-L*UV54.58, 167.39, 40.18
xyY0.63, 0.34, 22.52
Hunter-Lab47.46, 74.44, 30.55
RYB100.00%, 16.44%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FF2400 on a dark background: contrast 5.50:1, passes WCAG AA.
#FF2400 on a light background: contrast 3.82:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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

Complementary palette

#FF2400 · #FF725C · #A31600 · #00DDFF · #5CE9FF

Analogous palette

#FF00DD · #FF005D · #FF2400 · #FFA200 · #DDFF00

Triadic palette

#FF2400 · #00FF22 · #2200FF · #FF725C · #5CFF72

Tetradic palette

#FF2400 · #5EFF00 · #00DDFF · #A200FF · #A31600

Monochromatic palette

#660E00 · #B31800 · #FF2400 · #FF644D · #FFA799

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