Information about #F2817D color

#F2817D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2817D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 129, 125) — 94.9% red, 50.6% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 46 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F2817D reads as a strongly colored warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Coral (#F08080). Slightly further away sit Congo Pink (#F88379) and Salmon (#FA8072).

The recipe behind #F2817D is rgb(242, 129, 125), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2817D: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2817D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2817D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F2817D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Congo Pink color link
Congo Pink

#F88379

Salmon color link
Salmon

#FA8072

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Glorious color link
Glorious

#F07771

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Soft Red color link
Soft Red

#F47174

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Coral Reef color link
Coral Reef

#FD7C6E

Glamour Puss color link
Glamour Puss

#F8748B

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Begonia color link
Begonia

#FA6E79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2817D
  • RGB242, 129, 125
  • CMYK0, 44, 46, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 129, 125)
  • HSL2°, 82%, 72%
  • HSL Precise2.051°, 81.818%, 71.961%
  • HSV2°, 48%, 95%
  • HSB2°, 48%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.506, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.506, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.506, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2817D
  • DECIMAL ID15892861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01